The Booker T. Washington Warriors will face off against the Douglass Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Booker T. Washington has six straight victories, Douglass has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Booker T. Washington strolled past Manassas with points to spare, taking the game 69-54.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-34, which was the final score in Douglass' tilt against Memphis Business Academy on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Execs are ranked 103rd).
Booker T. Washington is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.9 points per game. As for Douglass, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-8.
Booker T. Washington was dealt a bruising 85-52 loss at the hands of Douglass in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Douglass' Taquez Butler, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 25 points. Now that Booker T. Washington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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