The Douglas Tigers will head out to square off against the Damonte Ranch Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
It was a proper cat-fight when Douglas duked it out withSpanish Springs on Friday. Douglas took a hard 79-64 fall against Spanish Springs. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Cougars are ranked fifth).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Caden Thacker, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 17 points. Another player making a difference was Daron Kizer, who posted ten points and five boards.
Even though they lost, Douglas smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Damonte Ranch entered their tilt with McQueen on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Lancers by a score of 64-53.
Douglas has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season. As for Damonte Ranch, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Douglas won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in January, slipping by Damonte Ranch 70-69. The rematch might be a little tougher for Douglas since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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