DuVal took care of business in their home opener on Thursday (barely). They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 59-56 win over the Douglass Eagles. This was payback for the Tigers, who suffered a 63-41 defeat the last time these two teams met.
When it comes to explaining why Douglass lost, don't look at Jelani Lee. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 10 en route to 18 points plus six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Lee a new career-high in threes (three). Mubarak Adegboyega was another key player, earning 11 points plus four steals.
DuVal has already played their next contest (against Douglass), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Douglass, they will take on College Park Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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