The Lumberton Pirates entered their tilt with the Jack Britt Buccaneers with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Lumberton secured a 49-43 W over Jack Britt on Wednesday. That's another feather in the cap for Lumberton, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lumberton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Amare Jones, who scored ten points along with seven assists and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaiden Shephard, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Jack Britt lost, one person who can't be blamed is Tysean Major. Despite the final result, he scored 16 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Michael Tubbs, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Lumberton is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Jack Britt, their loss dropped their record down to 16-10.
Lumberton will head out on the road to take on Seventy-First at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Seventy-First is coming into the match with ten straight wins at home, so Lumberton will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Jack Britt will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Millbrook at 6:00 p.m. on February 27th. Millbrook has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 856 points over their last 11 matchups.
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