Surrattsville hasn't had much luck against Douglass recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Surrattsville Hornets will venture away from home to challenge the Douglass Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Surrattsville will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Potomac, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Surrattsville walked away with a 62-50 victory over Potomac on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Douglass). Everything went their way against Central on Tuesday as Douglass made off with an 82-56 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Eagles who have now won three contests in a row.
Douglass' win came from a few key players Surrattsville will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Mubarak Adegboyega, who made all 6 shots he took to post 12 points. Adegboyega is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Jelani Lee, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 13 points.
Douglass was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
The win got Surrattsville back to even at 1-1. As for Douglass, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Surrattsville came out on top in a nail-biter against Douglass in their previous matchup back in February, sneaking past 84-81. Does Surrattsville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Douglass turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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