North Carolina High School Basketball - Lumberton tipped by Seventy-First
December 12, 2017: Fayetteville, NC 28304 In Tuesday's league match, the host Seventy-First Falcons basketball team scored a tight 78-74 triumph over the Lumberton Pirates.
In their next game, the Falcons meet the Scotland Fighting Scots (Laurinburg, NC) in a Sandhills 4A match, on Friday, December 15. Seventy-First will attempt to move on its 5-3 season record. The Fighting Scots enter the match with a 6-2 record after their 69-62 league loss to Hoke County (Raeford, NC).
With the defeat, Lumberton moves to 4-5 on the year. The Pirates travel to Pinecrest (Southern Pines, NC) to meet the Patriots in a Sandhills 4A match on Friday, December 15. The Patriots enter the match with a record of 8-1. Pinecrest won 80-41 in their recent league match against Purnell Swett (Pembroke, NC)