Basketball Preview: Lumberton Pirates vs. Fairmont Golden Tornadoes
Lumberton has gone 8-2 against Fairmont recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lumberton Pirates will head out to take on the Fairmont Golden Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Lumberton focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 12 on Wednesday.
Lumberton is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Hoke County: they outscored them in every quarter. Lumberton enjoyed a cozy 53-39 victory over Hoke County. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Jaiden Shephard was nothing short of spectacular: he dropped a double-double on 26 points and 18 rebounds. He has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 25 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Lawson, who posted 13 points plus two steals.
Meanwhile, Fairmont ended up a good deal behind Seventy-First on Tuesday and lost 65-50. The Golden Tornadoes have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Fairmont's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Lumberton, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Lumberton was able to grind out a solid victory over Fairmont when the teams last played on Friday, winning 43-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lumberton since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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