Douglas Byrd is 0-10 against the Colts since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Douglas Byrd Eagles will look to defend their home court against the Cape Fear Colts at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Douglas Byrd came into Friday's match having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 45-38 win over Gray's Creek on Friday.
It was another big night for Jazmine Burns, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Douglas Byrd's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gemaiyia Johnson, who scored three points along with 11 rebounds and six blocks.
Meanwhile, Cape Fear came tearing into Friday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down Seventy-First 74-57. Given Cape Fear's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Falcons are ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayda Angel was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 14 rebounds. That makes it 18 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Cape Fear's points. Another player making a difference was Elisabeth Kirkland, who scored 12 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds.
Douglas Byrd's win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-15. As for Cape Fear, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Douglas Byrd was dealt a bruising 78-30 defeat at the hands of the Colts in their previous meeting last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Angel, who dropped a double-double on 41 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Douglas Byrd knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
