Lumberton has won six straight games at home, while South View has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Lumberton Pirates will host the South View Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, Lumberton was fully in charge, breezing past Purnell Swett 78-42. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 22 points or more this season.
| 01/29/25 vs Purnell Swett | 18 |
| 01/28/25 vs Jack Britt | 13 |
| 01/17/25 @ Seventy-First | 13 |
| 01/09/25 vs Gray's Creek | 17 |
| 01/07/25 @ South View | 25 |
Jaiden Shephard was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 18 boards. He is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last 40 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Christopher Hammonds, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards.
Lumberton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, South View didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Jack Britt on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 59-55 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 421st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South View is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.2 points per game. As for Lumberton, their victory bumped their record up to 14-3.
Lumberton suffered a grim 69-47 defeat to South View in their previous meeting on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South View's Antrell Gilmore, who went 7 of 16 en route to 20 points. Now that Lumberton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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