Football Preview: Lumberton Pirates vs. Jack Britt Buccaneers
Lumberton hasn't had much luck against Jack Britt recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lumberton Pirates are taking a road trip to take on the Jack Britt Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. Lumberton's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Jack Britt's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Lumberton will head out to face Jack Britt after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Lumberton was outmatched by Cape Fear at home and fell 42-6. The loss was the Pirates' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Jack Britt posted their biggest win since September 21, 2023 on Friday. They breezed by Douglas Byrd on the road to the tune of 43-13. The Buccaneers pushed the score to 29-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Jack Britt's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Peter Figueroa, who rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns. Emorian Towns was in the mix as well, providing Jack Britt with two touchdowns.
Jack Britt's defense stepped up as well, laying out Isaiah Pope. six times. The heavy lifting was done by Elijah Evans and Xavier Johnson, who racked up four sacks between them. Johnson also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lumberton fell to 3-1. As for Jack Britt, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Thursday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Lumberton has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 172.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Jack Britt struggles in that department as they've been averaging 150.7. It's looking like Thursday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Lumberton was dealt a bruising 49-8 defeat at the hands of Jack Britt in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lumberton was down 22-0.
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