North Carolina High School Basketball - Lumberton holds off Seventy-First
January 17, 2025: Fayetteville, NC 28304 The Lumberton Pirates basketball team scored 57 points and limited the host Seventy-First Falcons to 52 in the Pirates league triumph on Friday.
The Pirates now possess a 12-3 record. They play next when they host Purnell Swett for a 3A/4A United 8 game on Tuesday, January 21. Lumberton will confront a Rams team coming off a 57-31 league win over Douglas Byrd (Fayetteville, NC). The Rams record now stands at 3-10.
With the loss, Seventy-First falls to 8-2 on the campaign. The Falcons travel to West Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) to confront the Lions in a non-league game on Saturday, January 18. The Lions go into the game with a record of 7-6. West Charlotte lost 93-61 in their recent league game against Chambers (Charlotte, NC)