Gray's Creek played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the South View Tigers and fell 77-40. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Tigers are ranked 31st).
| 01/14/25 @ South View | 14 |
| 01/07/25 vs Douglas Byrd | 9 |
| 01/03/25 @ Seventy-First | 14 |
Several Bears players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Layla Fox, who posted eight points and 14 rebounds. Fox has been hot recently, having posted nine or more boards the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Tatyana Smith, who earned four points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Danauje Brooks was her usual excellent self, going 19 of 40 on her way to 51 points in addition to five boards and four steals for South View. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Brooks has scored at least a third of South View's points. Zakiera Gaillard was another key player, putting up 11 points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Gray's Creek's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for South View, their victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-3.
Gray's Creek wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 58-53 win against Jack Britt on the 17th. South View has also already played their next contest, a 79-68 victory against Cape Fear on the 17th.
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