Douglas Byrd is 0-8 against Lumberton since December of 2014 but things could change on Wednesday. Both will face off at 7:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played.
Douglas Byrd is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Tuesday. They lost 56-36 to Cape Fear.
Meanwhile, Lumberton had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They took down the Bears 61-45. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Bears are ranked 487th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Douglas Byrd better focus on containing Jaiden Shephard and Amare Jones as the pair were huge in Lumberton's win. Shephard almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine boards, while Jones went 7 of 12 on his way to 19 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds. Shephard is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last 42 games he's played dating back to last season. Nate Lawson was another key player, putting up nine points.
Lumberton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive contests.
Lumberton is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points per game. As for Douglas Byrd, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.
Douglas Byrd was dealt a bruising 76-43 defeat at the hands of Lumberton in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shephard, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Douglas Byrd 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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