Gray's Creek is 1-7 against Lumberton since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Gray's Creek Bears will host the Lumberton Pirates at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Gray's Creek beat Purnell Swett 63-59. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Meanwhile, Lumberton came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 63-50 victory over the Tigers.
Gray's Creek better keep an eye on Jaiden Shephard. He was instrumental in Lumberton's win, dropping a double-double on 32 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 41 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Hammonds, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 boards.
Lumberton was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South View only racked up 11 assists.
Lumberton is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points per game. As for Gray's Creek, their win bumped their record up to 7-10.
Gray's Creek was taken down by Lumberton 76-43 in their previous meeting back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Gray's Creek was down 39-17.
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