Douglas skates past Thatcher with ease

The Douglas Bulldogs waltzed into Thursday's game with two straight wins but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Thatcher 57-30 at home. For Douglas, this counts as revenge for the 63-36 defeat Thatcher walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2022.

Leading Douglas to victory were Francia Rubio and Scarlette Ruiz . Rubio scored 11 points along with 7 rebounds and 7 steals, while Ruiz scored 14 points along with 7 steals and 5 rebounds. The matchup was Ruiz 's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Keyra Espinosa, who scored 8 points along with 3 steals.

Douglas' victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Thatcher, they have fallen quite a ways from their 19-7 record last season and are now at 1-4.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Douglas will take on Palo Verde at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Thatcher will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Show Low at 5:30 p.m. on December 12th.