South View is a perfect 10-0 against Douglas Byrd since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The South View Tigers will take on the Douglas Byrd Eagles in a tournament on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South View has five straight victories, Douglas Byrd has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, South View beat Jack Britt 52-42. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Danauje Brooks
| 02/14/25 vs Jack Britt | 26 |
| 02/11/25 vs Cape Fear | 24 |
| 02/07/25 @ Gray's Creek | 36 |
| 02/05/25 vs Seventy-First | 21 |
| 02/04/25 @ Purnell Swett | 20 |
| + 8 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South View to victory, but perhaps none more so than Danauje Brooks, who posted 26 points and seven boards. The matchup was Brooks' 13th in a row with at least 17 points. Zakiera Gaillard was another key player, putting up seven points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Douglas Byrd duked it out with Seventy-First on Friday. Douglas Byrd took a blow against Seventy-First, falling 62-34.
South View's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-4. As for Douglas Byrd, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.
South View strolled past Douglas Byrd in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 67-51. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Douglas Byrd's Jazmine Burns, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 13 boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will South View still be able to contain Burns? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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