Lumberton has gone 9-1 against South View recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The two teams will face off at 7:30 p.m. without much rest, having both just played. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South View will be up against a hot Lumberton team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Lumberton took their matchup on Monday with ease, bagging a 69-28 victory over Gray's Creek. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Bears are ranked 507th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christopher Hammonds
| 02/17/25 vs Gray's Creek | 75% |
| 02/14/25 @ Purnell Swett | 67% |
| 02/13/25 @ Cape Fear | 50% |
| 02/11/25 vs Seventy-First | 60% |
| 02/07/25 vs Douglas Byrd | 100% |
| + 7 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lumberton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Christopher Hammonds, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 12 boards. Hammonds is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last 12 games he's played. Nate Lawson was another key player, going 5-for-8 en route to 15 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South View). They claimed a resounding 86-57 win over Purnell Swett. The Tigers have beaten the Rams the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Rams has come to flipping the script.
Lumberton better keep an eye on Antrell Gilmore. He was instrumental in South View's win, going 5-for-7 to rack up 14 points and six steals. That's the most steals Gilmore has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Demarcus Spearman, who went 5-for-8 on his way to 13 points and seven assists.
South View's victory bumped their record up to 16-9. As for Lumberton, their win bumped their record up to 21-4.
Lumberton was able to grind out a solid victory over South View in their previous meeting back in January, winning 63-50. Does Lumberton have another victory up their sleeve, or will South View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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