It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Gray's Creek can now relate to. They were dealt a 59-27 loss at the hands of the New Bern Bears on Friday. While losing is never fun, Gray's Creek can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 200th, while New Bern is ranked 38th).
When it comes to explaining why Gray's Creek lost, don't look at Ezekiel Reed. Despite the final result, he rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns. Alphonso Myers was another key player, gaining 120 total yards and a touchdown.
Terrance Mccormick continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for New Bern, throwing for 154 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 112 yards on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Mccormick a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Karvin Magwood, who rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns.
Gray's Creek dropped their record down to 5-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for New Bern, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Gray's Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Bern, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Millbrook at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Bern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.8 points per game this season.
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