Football Preview: Lumberton Pirates vs. Seventy-First Falcons
Lumberton is 0-10 against Seventy-First since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Lumberton Pirates will welcome the Seventy-First Falcons at 7:30 p.m.
Lumberton is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They took a 20-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Douglas Byrd.
Meanwhile, Seventy-First put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Purnell Swett at home to the tune of 56-6. Considering the Falcons have won seven contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Lumberton's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Seventy-First, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season.
Lumberton was taken down by Seventy-First 63-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Seventy-First's Deandre Nance, who rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 75 yards and a touchdown on only six passes. Now that Lumberton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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