Basketball Recap: Doherty Memorial Continues Home Dominance on Tuesday

Doherty Memorial waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 72-61 win over the Burncoat Patriots. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 67-64 win back in January.

Burncoat's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cheyton Marshall, who posted 19 points. Nytel Johnson was another key player, putting up 13 points.

Highlanders

Previous 5 Games (Home)

02/18/25 vs Burncoat	72-61
01/24/25 vs Burncoat	67-64
01/22/25 vs North	72-55
01/17/25 vs Tech Boston Academy	81-63
01/14/25 vs South	51-38

Doherty Memorial pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Burncoat, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5.

Doherty Memorial has already played their next game (against Shrewsbury), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Burncoat, they will square off against Leominster at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Leominster will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something Burncoat surely won't give up without a fight.