Football Recap: Gray's Creek Bears vs. Douglas Byrd Eagles
There's no place like home for Gray's Creek, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They blew past the Douglas Byrd Eagles 50-14 at home on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Bears needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Ezekiel Reed was his usual excellent self, rushing for 154 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Dequan Anthony handled things on the ground, rushing for 97 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Gray's Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Douglas Byrd only rushed for 156.
Gray's Creek wouldn't let Douglas Byrd keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Gray's Creek can thank Bishop Fuller and Antwan Frazier for forcing both of them. Gray's Creek got some further help from Kaleb Caraway: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles (8.0 for loss).
Gray's Creek's record is now 4-2. As for Douglas Byrd, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Gray's Creek didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 28-24 victory against Lumberton on the 11th. As for Douglas Byrd, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 51-0 loss against Cape Fear on the 11th.
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