Lumberton has gone 9-1 against Jack Britt recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Lumberton Pirates will look to defend their home court against the Jack Britt Buccaneers 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.
Lumberton will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Seventy-First, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Lumberton secured a 57-52 W over Seventy-First last Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
| 01/17/25 @ Seventy-First | 13 |
| 01/09/25 vs Gray's Creek | 17 |
| 01/07/25 @ South View | 25 |
| 01/03/25 @ Jack Britt | 17 |
| 12/21/24 vs Pinecrest | 15 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lumberton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaiden Shephard, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds. Shephard is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last 38 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Christopher Hammonds, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds.
Lumberton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Jack Britt scored the most points they've had this season last Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Lee County by a score of 69-67. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (55), the Buccaneers still had to take the loss.
Lumberton will have to contain Michael Tubbs as he made an impact in Jack Britt's last game. He went 5 for 8 on his way to 10 points and eight boards. Julius Williams was another key player, going 5 of 10 en route to 11 points.
Lumberton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points per game. As for Jack Britt, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
Everything went Lumberton's way against Jack Britt when the teams last played on January 3rd, as Lumberton made off with a 65-40 victory. Does Lumberton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jack Britt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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