North Carolina High School Basketball - Lumberton thwarted by Fairmont
January 4, 2023: Lumberton, NC 28358 The Lumberton Pirates basketball team (Lumberton, NC), dropped 49-36 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the visiting Fairmont Golden Tornadoes (Fairmont, NC)
The Golden Tornadoes now possess a 9-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Clinton for a 2A Conference 7 battle on Friday, January 6. Fairmont will confront a Dark Horses team coming off a 59-20 league loss to East Bladen (Elizabethtown, NC). The Dark Horses record now stands at 7-4.
The Pirates (2-8) will now prepare for their battle against Gray's Creek (Hope Mills, NC). The Bears come into the 3A/4A Conference 22 battle with a 2-8 record. In their last battle, Gray's Creek beat Douglas Byrd (Fayetteville, NC), 31-30, in a league battle.