Basketball Game Recap: Cedar Grove Saints vs. Douglass Astros

By Team Reports Jan 19, 2024, 1:18pm

Recap: Cedar Grove Saints vs. Douglass Astros

The Cedar Grove Saints had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They walked away with a 57-50 victory over Douglass. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but Cedar Grove was the better team in the second half.

Cedar Grove found their leader in underclassman Emmanuel Green, who scored 20 points. Dontavius Stringfield was another key contributor, scoring ten points.

Cedar Grove is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Douglass, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-9.

Cedar Grove will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Sandy Creek at 7:30 p.m. As for Douglass, they will head out on the road to square off against Carver at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.