Basketball Recap: Lumberton Skates Past East Marion with Ease

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

01/17/25 @ East Marion	50
12/27/24 vs Raleigh	49
12/13/24 vs East Marion	42
01/10/25 vs Sacred Heart	42
01/03/25 @ Salem	39

Lumberton won the last time they faced East Marion and things went their way on Friday too. The Lumberton Panthers claimed a resounding 62-12 victory over the East Marion Eagles. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 27 points or more this season.

Lumberton is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.3 points per game. As for East Marion, their defeat was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-16.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Lumberton Panthers duke it out with the Salem Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lumberton's defense has only allowed 29.5 points per game this season, so Salem's offense will have their work cut out for them. East Marion has already played their next contest (against Enterprise), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.