North Carolina High School Basketball - Seventy-First thwarted by Pinecrest
January 25, 2019: Southern Pines, NC 28387 The Seventy-First Falcons basketball team (Fayetteville, NC), dropped 57-47 in Friday's league battle with the host Pinecrest Patriots (Southern Pines, NC)
The Patriots now possess a 16-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Richmond for a Sandhills 4A battle on Tuesday, January 29. Pinecrest will confront a Raiders team coming off a 37-22 league win over Purnell Swett (Pembroke, NC). The Raiders record now stands at 9-8.
The Falcons (9-8) will now prepare for their battle against Hoke County (Raeford, NC). The Bucks come into the Sandhills 4A battle with a 8-10 record. In their last battle, Hoke County dropped by Lumberton (Lumberton, NC), 61-27, in a league battle.