Basketball Recap: Seventy-First Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Falcons

Previous Games

02/11/25 @ Lumberton	75-66
02/08/25 vs Douglas Byrd	79-30
02/07/25 @ Purnell Swett	77-45
02/05/25 @ South View	68-51
02/04/25 vs Jack Britt	64-42
+ 2 more games

It may have taken triple overtime to finish the job, but Seventy-First ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They walked away with a 75-66 win over the Lumberton Pirates. The victory was familiar territory for the Falcons, who have now won seven games in a row.

Seventy-First's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from DeAndre Nance, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 14 boards. The dominant performance also gave Nance a new career-high in blocks (three). Another player making a difference was Jacquez Foster, who posted 27 points.

Lumberton lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Christopher Hammonds, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds. He is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last nine games he's played. Jaiden Shephard was another key player, dropping a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards.

Seventy-First pushed their record up to 15-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points over those games. As for Lumberton, their loss dropped their record down to 18-4.

Seventy-First and Lumberton should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Seventy-First will challenge Purnell Swett at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday up 432 places (95 vs. 527). Seventy-First is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.8 points per game this season. Similarly, Lumberton (ranked 126th) will meet Cape Fear (ranked 367th) at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.