Lumberton has gone 8-0 against Douglas Byrd recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. Having just played yesterday, the Lumberton Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Douglas Byrd Eagles at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lumberton has six straight wins, Douglas Byrd has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Lumberton didn't have too much trouble with Gray's Creek as they won 61-45. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Bears are ranked 487th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/04/25 @ Gray's Creek | 9 |
| 01/31/25 vs South View | 17 |
| 01/29/25 vs Purnell Swett | 18 |
| 01/28/25 vs Jack Britt | 13 |
| 01/17/25 @ Seventy-First | 13 |
Jaiden Shephard and Amare Jones were among the main playmakers for Lumberton as the former almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds and the latter went 7 for 12 on his way to 19 points along with six assists and six boards. Shephard has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 42 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Lawson, who posted nine points.
Lumberton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 14 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Douglas Byrd came up short against Cape Fear on Tuesday, falling 56-36.
Lumberton is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for Douglas Byrd, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Everything came up roses for Lumberton against Douglas Byrd when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 76-43 victory. Will Lumberton repeat their success, or does Douglas Byrd have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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