Basketball Game Preview: Gray's Creek Bears vs. Douglas Byrd Eagles

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01/07/25 - Home	39-28 W
12/20/24 - Home	39-49 L
12/19/24 - Away	56-47 W
02/02/24 - Away	38-45 L
01/10/24 - Home	50-43 W
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Gray's Creek is 8-2 against Douglas Byrd since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Gray's Creek Bears will square off against the Douglas Byrd Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Gray's Creek is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Seventy-First on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Gray's Creek came up short against Seventy-First, falling 56-31. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Falcons are ranked 102nd).

Meanwhile, Douglas Byrd came up short against Cape Fear on Wednesday and fell 52-39. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Gray's Creek's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Douglas Byrd, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.

Gray's Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Douglas Byrd in their previous meeting on January 7th, winning 39-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gray's Creek since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.