Jack Britt is on a three-game streak of home losses, Douglas Byrd a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Saturday. The two teams will face off at 10:00 a.m. without much rest having both just played. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Jack Britt is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Lumberton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Jack Britt came up short against Lumberton, falling 65-40. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 393rd, while the Pirates are ranked 88th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 72-36, which was the final score in Douglas Byrd's tilt against South View on Friday.
Douglas Byrd now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Jack Britt, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Jack Britt strolled past Douglas Byrd when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 65-51. Does Jack Britt have another victory up their sleeve, or will Douglas Byrd turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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