Douglas's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Spanish Springs on Friday. The Douglas Tigers escaped with a win against the Damonte Ranch Mustangs by the margin of a single free throw, 70-69. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 69-56 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Caden Thacker
| 01/10/25 vs Damonte Ranch | 4 |
| 01/08/25 @ Spanish Springs | 2 |
| 01/06/25 vs Galena | 3 |
| 12/30/24 vs Granite Bay | 2 |
Douglas' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caden Thacker led the charge by going 7 of 9 en route to 17 points and four steals. Thacker has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Ipsen, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points along with five assists and five boards.
Loss or not, Damonte Ranch got some senior leadership from Drew Dodson and Jeriah Macias. Dodson went 6 of 15 on his way to 27 points in addition to eight assists and three steals, while Macias went 7 for 10 on his way to 21 points. Those eight assists gave Dodson a new career-high. Kin Vong was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Douglas' victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Damonte Ranch, they moved to 8-7 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Douglas will host Carson at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Douglas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61 points per game this season. As for Damonte Ranch, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Galena at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Damonte Ranch is facing Galena at the right time seeing as Galena is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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