
Pirates
09/18/25 vs Seventy-First | 8 |
09/10/25 vs Whiteville | 6 |
09/16/25 @ Red Springs | 3 |
09/08/25 vs South View | 2 |
08/20/25 vs St. Pauls | 2 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lumberton). Everything went their way against the Seventy-First Falcons on Thursday as they made off with an 8-1 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 5-1.
Lumberton's offense was hitting Seventy-First from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Robinhio Tanis led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
The victory was the third in a row for Lumberton, bringing their record up to 4-4-1. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three games. As for Seventy-First, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-8-2.
Looking ahead, Lumberton will challenge Cape Fear at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. This will be Lumberton's first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Seventy-First, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Douglas Byrd at 6:00 p.m. on the 29th. Seventy-First will be up against Douglas Byrd's rather soft defense (which has allowed 7.25 goals per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps