Basketball Recap: Douglas Byrd Extends Winning Streak to Three

Anthony Whitehead

Points

12/12/25 @ Red Springs	23
12/09/25 @ Cape Fear	23
12/05/25 @ Gray's Creek	17
12/04/25 vs Lumberton	15
12/02/25 @ Purnell Swett	16
+ 2 more games

Douglas Byrd had won two straight games and Anthony Whitehead did his part to make it three on Friday. The Eagles enjoyed a cozy 58-39 victory over the Red Springs Red Devils with plenty of help from Whitehead, who went 8-for-10 to rack up 23 points. His evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points.

Marcus 'MJ' McDuffie was another key player, putting up 11 points and eight rebounds. McDuffie is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season.

When it comes to explaining why Red Springs lost, don't look at Kylee Thames. Despite the final result, he posted ten points and eight assists. Tamarius Brown also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.

Douglas Byrd's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Red Springs, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.

Douglas Byrd wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 72-69 victory against Cape Fear on the 18th. As for Red Springs, they have also already played their next matchup, a 56-53 defeat against Fairmont on the 17th.