Lumberton is 7-0 against Douglas Byrd since December of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. Having just played yesterday, the Lumberton Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Douglas Byrd Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lumberton has four straight victories, Douglas Byrd has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lumberton beat Gray's Creek 61-55.
| 02/04/25 @ Gray's Creek | 17 |
| 01/31/25 vs South View | 21 |
| 01/29/25 vs Purnell Swett | 21 |
| 01/28/25 vs Jack Britt | 27 |
Lumberton's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Gabryell Locklear, who went 7 for 12 en route to 27 points, and Andrea Brown, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. The match was Brown's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Giselle Leach, who posted three points in addition to nine boards and three blocks.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 61-34, which was the final score in Douglas Byrd's tilt against Cape Fear on Tuesday.
Lumberton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Douglas Byrd, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Lumberton was able to grind out a solid win over Douglas Byrd in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 45-35. Will Lumberton repeat their success, or does Douglas Byrd have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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