The Douglas Bulldogs will face off against the Amphitheater Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Douglas knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Amphitheater likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Douglas came up short against Sahuarita and fell 85-76. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (67), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
| 02/04/25 @ Sahuarita | 8 |
| 12/14/24 vs St. David | 7 |
| 11/24/23 vs Globe | 5 |
| 11/28/23 vs Flowing Wells | 4 |
| 12/14/23 vs Benson | 4 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Elmer Maytorena, who went 6 for 11 on his way to 13 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Felix, who posted 19 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Amphitheater). They walked away with a 79-66 win over Rio Rico on Tuesday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Panthers as it put an end to their ten-game losing streak.
Douglas' defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Amphitheater, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 5-15.
Douglas took their victory against Amphitheater when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 93-72. Will Douglas repeat their success, or does Amphitheater have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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