The Jack Britt Buccaneers waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins but they left with four. They enjoyed a cozy 49-32 win over Gray's Creek. Given Jack Britt's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while Gray's Creek is ranked 523rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jack Britt to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ryan Lord, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Tysean Major, who scored eight points along with seven assists and six rebounds.
Gray's Creek lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Deante Wike, who scored 12 points along with two steals. Khalil Lewis was another key contributor, scoring four points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Jack Britt has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Gray's Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Jack Britt will head out on the road to take on South View at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully South View focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 on Friday. As for Gray's Creek, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Cape Fear at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Cape Fear focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 34 on Friday.
