Basketball Game Preview: Doherty Memorial Highlanders vs. Leominster Blue Devils

The Doherty Memorial Highlanders will take on the Leominster Blue Devils in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

On Tuesday, Doherty Memorial was fully in charge, breezing past St. Paul 75-45. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Highlanders.

Meanwhile, Leominster was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 63-57 to Burncoat.

Leominster's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Doherty Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.

Doherty Memorial strolled past Leominster when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a score of 67-52. Does Doherty Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leominster turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.