North Carolina High School Basketball - Lumberton edges Gray's Creek
January 31, 2023: Lumberton, NC 28358 The Lumberton Pirates (Lumberton, NC) basketball nipped the visiting Gray's Creek Bears (Hope Mills, NC), 56-51 in Tuesday's league test.
The Pirates (7-7) will now prepare for their test against Douglas Byrd (Fayetteville, NC). The Eagles go into the non-league test with a 0-14 record. In their last test, Douglas Byrd was tipped by Cape Fear (Fayetteville, NC), 50-40, in a non-league test.
The Bears now own a 6-8 record. They play next when they travel to South View for a non-league test on Friday, February 3. Gray's Creek will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 52-46 non-league win over Purnell Swett (Pembroke, NC). The Tigers record now stands at 8-9.