Gray's Creek hasn't had much luck against Cape Fear recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. Having just played yesterday, the Gray's Creek Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Cape Fear Colts at 7:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Gray's Creek lost to Lumberton at home by a 61-45 margin. 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 Pirates are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cape Fear, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Douglas Byrd 56-36 on Tuesday.
Cape Fear has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for Gray's Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Gray's Creek didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Cape Fear in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 53-47 victory. 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.
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