Jack Britt has gone 6-0 against Lumberton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Jack Britt Buccaneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lumberton Pirates at 7:30 p.m. Lumberton took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Jack Britt, who comes in off a win.
Jack Britt is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Douglas Byrd 43-13 on the road on Friday. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Eagles are ranked 327th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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. The team also got some help courtesy of Emorian Towns, who rushed for 42 yards and 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.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three matchups, Lumberton finally came back down to earth on Friday. They had to suffer through a 42-6 loss at the hands of Cape Fear. That makes it the first time this season the Pirates have let down their home crowd.
The win made it two in a row for Jack Britt and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Lumberton, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 3-1 record.
Everything came up roses for Jack Britt against Lumberton when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 49-8 victory. In that match, Jack Britt amassed a halftime lead of 22-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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