The Lumberton Panthers and the Resurrection Catholic Eagles will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Tuesday, it was close, but Lumberton sidestepped Sacred Heart for a 53-51 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Resurrection Catholic narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Enterprise 49-47.
The victory got Lumberton back to even at 6-6. As for Resurrection Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 6-11.
Lumberton skirted past Resurrection Catholic 43-40 in their previous matchup on January 7th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Resurrection Catholic's Simeon Ballard, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 20 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lumberton still be able to contain Ballard? There's only one way to find out.
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