Basketball Game Preview: Rawlins Outlaws vs. Douglas Bearcats

By Team Reports Feb 16, 2024, 2:44am

Preview: Rawlins Outlaws vs. Douglas Bearcats

Rawlins and Douglas are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Rawlins Outlaws' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Douglas Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Rawlins focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Monday.

Last Monday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Rawlins had to settle for a 51-48 loss against Lyman. That's two games in a row now that Rawlins has lost by exactly three points.

The losing side was boosted by Jose Morales, who scored 19 points along with three steals. He hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxson Allard, who scored six points along with eight rebounds and five steals.

Meanwhile, Douglas entered their tilt with Newcastle with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Douglas breezed by Newcastle on the road to the tune of 69-36 on Thursday. Douglas has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 games by 22 points or more this season.

Rawlins' loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Douglas, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Rawlins was taken down by Douglas 69-42 in their previous matchup back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rawlins was down 42-21.

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