The Douglas Tigers entered their tilt with University Park with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Douglas took down the 65-49 on Monday. This was payback for Douglas, who suffered a 61-59 loss the last time these two teams met.
Douglas' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Colton Howard, who scored 21 points. Howard has been hot recently, having posted 21 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Gray, who scored 21 points.
Douglas is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for University Park, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-12.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Douglas will stay at home for another game and welcome the Indians at 6:30 p.m. on February 7th. Bartlett will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Massachusetts Rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Tigers are ranked 82nd). As for University Park, they will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Oxford is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
