Basketball Game Recap: Gray's Creek Bears vs. Douglas Byrd Eagles

If Douglas Byrd wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Gray's Creek, they should've done a better job of containing Ivan Maldonado. The Gray's Creek Bears came out on top against the Douglas Byrd Eagles by a score of 68-61 on Tuesday thanks in part to Maldonado, who posted 20 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

Jayvien Richardson was another key player, putting up six points along with ten rebounds and three steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played.

Douglas Byrd's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jourdan Brown-Johnson, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 17 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Geomari Young, who put up ten points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.

Gray's Creek's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-6. As for Douglas Byrd, they dropped their record down to 4-7 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.

Gray's Creek wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 76-43 loss against Lumberton on the 9th. As for Douglas Byrd, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 72-55 defeat against Harnett Central on the 8th.