The Douglass Astros will head out on the road to face off against the Luella Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Douglass' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
Douglass took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They strolled past North Clayton with points to spare, taking the game 74-58. Given the Astros' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Eagles are ranked 261st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Luella duked it out withStephenson on Friday. Luella took down Stephenson 62-48. Winning may never get old, but the Lions sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Douglass better focus on containing Jordan Smith and Kevin Exi as the pair were huge in Luella's win. Smith dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds, while Exi went 5 of 6 on his way to 13 points and eight assists. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Cordarius Wood, who posted six points and three steals.
Luella's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.7 points per game. As for Douglass, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Douglass beat Luella 58-50 in their previous meeting last Saturday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Douglass since the squad 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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