Douglas Byrd hasn't had much luck against Gray's Creek recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Douglas Byrd Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Gray's Creek Bears at 7:30 p.m. Neither Douglas Byrd nor Gray's Creek posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Douglas Byrd is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They were beaten by South View 51-12. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 328th, while the Tigers are ranked 144th).
Although Douglas Byrd took the loss, they still got scores from Justin Richardson and Damarion Cook.
Even if they lost, Douglas Byrd's defensive line still kept up the pressure with six sacks. Cook was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.7 total tackles per game.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Gray's Creek's offense. They were dealt a 53-0 defeat at the hands of Seventy-First on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost four in a row.
Douglas Byrd's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Gray's Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Douglas Byrd took a serious blow against Gray's Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 50-12. Thankfully for Douglas Byrd, Tyler Davis (who rushed for 173 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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