Gray's Creek has gone 3-0 against Lumberton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Gray's Creek Bears will venture away from home to challenge the Lumberton Pirates at 7:30 p.m. Gray's Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 49.6 points per game this season.
Gray's Creek will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Douglas Byrd on Friday. Gray's Creek simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Douglas Byrd 50-14 at home. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Eagles are ranked 329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Ezekiel Reed, who rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. David Bostic was in the mix as well, providing Gray's Creek with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Lumberton fell victim to South View and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Tigers 30-0. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Gray's Creek's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Lumberton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Gray's Creek strolled past Lumberton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 49-34. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lumberton's Jacoby Pevia, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Gray's Creek to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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