Recap: Lumberton Pirates vs. Fairmont Golden Tornadoes
The Lumberton Pirates lost against the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Lumberton fell 57-45 to Fairmont. Lumberton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Lumberton still got an impressive performance from Jaiden Shephard, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 10 rebounds. Shephard scored a full 35.6% of Lumberton's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Lawson, who scored 5 points.
Fairmont got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Naishon Davis out in front who scored 14 points. The matchup was Davis' third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ty'Rek Thompson, who scored 12 points along with 6 rebounds.
Lumberton's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Fairmont, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lumberton will take on Scotland at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Scotland and Lumberton are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Fairmont, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cape Fear at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
