Preview: Lumberton Pirates vs. Seventy-First Falcons
The Lumberton Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Seventy-First Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lumberton comes in on three and Seventy-First on ten.
On Wednesday, Lumberton didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Jack Britt, but they still walked away with a 49-43 win.
Lumberton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Amare Jones out in front who scored ten points along with seven assists and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaiden Shephard, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Seventy-First put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They claimed a resounding 73-15 win over Douglas Byrd at home. Given Seventy-First's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while Douglas Byrd is ranked 650th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lumberton is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Seventy-First, their win was their 26th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-2.
Lumberton came up short against Seventy-First in their previous matchup last Tuesday, falling 63-50. Can Lumberton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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