Douglas Byrd hasn't had much luck against Seventy-First recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Douglas Byrd Eagles face off against the Seventy-First Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Douglas Byrd is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Douglas Byrd ended up a good deal behind Jack Britt and lost 65-51. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Douglas Byrd's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Geomari Young, who posted 13 points along with seven boards and three blocks, and Quntine Alexis, who had six points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Whitehead, who put up 11 points and four steals.
Even though they lost, Douglas Byrd smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Seventy-First, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in November. They came out on top against South View by a score of 68-57 on Wednesday.
Seventy-First pushed their record up to 2-1 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Douglas Byrd, the loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 4-2.
Douglas Byrd took a serious blow against Seventy-First in their previous matchup back in February, falling 73-15. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Seventy-First's Javon Foster, who posted 21 points. Now that Douglas Byrd knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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