Lumberton is 2-8 against Seventy-First since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lumberton Pirates will square off against the Seventy-First Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lumberton is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Gray's Creek: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lumberton blew Gray's Creek out of the water with a 76-43 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Pirates had established a 29 point advantage.
| 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 |
| 12/19/24 vs St. Pauls | 11 |
Amare Jones and Jaiden Shephard were among the main playmakers for Lumberton as the former almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine boards and the latter dropped a double-double on 17 points and 17 boards. Shephard is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last 37 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Lonnie Porter, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine assists.
Lumberton was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gray's Creek only racked up five assists.
Meanwhile, Seventy-First entered their tilt with Jack Britt on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They breezed by the Buccaneers to the tune of 73-36. With the Falcons ahead 39-16 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Seventy-First found their leader in sophomore Javon Foster, who posted 23 points. The dominant performance gave Foster a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Wilkerson, who put up ten points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Lumberton's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.5 points. As for Seventy-First, their record now sits at 8-1.
Lumberton suffered a grim 79-57 defeat to Seventy-First in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Lumberton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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