Basketball Game Recap: Surrattsville Hornets vs. Douglass Eagles

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The Surrattsville Hornets pushed their score all the way to 63 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to Douglass at home by a decisive 80-63 margin. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Surrattsville in their matchups with Douglass: they've now lost eight in a row.

Douglass' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emmanuel Carson, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds. Those seven rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Ke Milton, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Surrattsville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Douglass, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.

Surrattsville will challenge Largo at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Douglass will be home for the holidays to greet Westlake at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Westlake focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Friday.