Jaiden Shephard
| 02/13/25 @ Cape Fear | 14 |
| 02/11/25 vs Seventy-First | 12 |
| 02/07/25 vs Douglas Byrd | 10 |
| 02/05/25 @ Douglas Byrd | 8 |
| 02/04/25 @ Gray's Creek | 9 |
| + 41 more games |
If Cape Fear wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Lumberton, they should've done a better job of containing Jaiden Shephard. The Lumberton Pirates strolled past the Cape Fear Colts with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 66-52 thanks in part to Shephard, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 14 boards. He is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last 46 games he's played dating back to last season.
Amare Jones was another key player, dropping a double-double with ten points and 11 assists. That's the most assists he has posted since back in November of 2024.
Several Colts players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Dylan Parker, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chosen Wynn, who earned eight points and eight boards.
Lumberton is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.1 points over those games. As for Cape Fear, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10.
Lumberton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 80-48 win against Purnell Swett on the 14th. As for Cape Fear, they have also already played their next game, a 67-58 victory against Gray's Creek on the 14th.
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