It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lumberton can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Spartans and fell 61-15. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Spartans are ranked 103rd).
Jayden Graham threw for 41 yards on four of six attempts.
Southern School of Energy and Sustainability got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jonathan Dillon out in front who threw for 302 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 43 yards and three scores. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Dillon a new career-high. Kamari Holloway was another key rusher, rushing for 102 yards and a pair of TDs.
Lumberton dropped their record down to 3-7 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-4.
Lumberton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, they have already played their next contest, a 44-32 defeat against D.H. Conley on the 14th.
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