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 will 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's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Cape Fear offense got past them. Lumberton took a blow against Cape Fear on Friday, falling 42-6. Having soared to a lofty 49 points in the game before, the Pirates couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Jack Britt over Douglas Byrd in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Jack Britt blew Douglas Byrd out of the water with a 43-13 final score. That looming 43-13 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Buccaneers yet this season.
Jack Britt's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Peter Figueroa led the charge by rushing for 44 yards and two touchdowns. Emorian Towns was in the mix too, providing Jack Britt with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Jack Britt's defense and their six sacks. 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 victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Lumberton was dealt a bruising 49-8 loss at the hands of Jack Britt in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lumberton was down 22-0.
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