Basketball Game Preview: Gray's Creek Bears vs. Jack Britt Buccaneers

Bears

Points

02/07/25 vs South View	58
02/05/25 @ Cape Fear	52
02/04/25 vs Lumberton	45
02/01/25 vs Purnell Swett	63
01/31/25 @ Douglas Byrd	78
+ 15 more games

Gray's Creek hasn't had much luck against Jack Britt recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Gray's Creek Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Jack Britt Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. Gray's Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.6 points per game this season.

Gray's Creek is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They took a 70-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of South View. 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 487th, while the Tigers are ranked 200th).

Gray's Creek's defeat came about despite a quality game from Ezekiel Reed, who went 5 for 8 en route to 17 points and seven boards. Jayvien Richardson was another key player, putting up nine points.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Jack Britt, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They breezed past Douglas Byrd to the tune of 67-40 on Monday.

Jack Britt's win bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Gray's Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.

Gray's Creek came up short against Jack Britt in their previous matchup back in January, falling 55-45. Can Gray's Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.