The Lumberton Pirates had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They secured a 71-66 W over South View. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Lumberton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dimetrious Jones led the charge by scoring 26 points along with two steals. Jones hasn't dropped below two steals for ten straight games. Another player making a difference was Jaiden Shephard, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds.
South View's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Antrell Gilmore, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and two steals, and Chase Evans who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Evans continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Farrior, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Lumberton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for South View, they dropped their record down to 10-8 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Lumberton won't have much time to rest: their next match is against the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on February 2nd. South View is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 58.5 points per game this season. As for they, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Lumberton at 7:30 p.m. on February 2nd. Allowing an average of 51.5 points per game, Lumberton has struggled on the defensive end, but that doesn't have to be the case in this contest.
