The Sutton Sammies are taking a road trip to square off against the Douglas Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Douglas took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sutton, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Sutton turned things around against Whitinsville Christian on Friday. They claimed a resounding 63-32 victory over the Crusaders. The Sammies pushed the score to 50-23 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders had little chance of recovering from.
| 01/17/25 @ Whitinsville Christian | 20 |
| 12/15/23 vs Bartlett | 18 |
| 12/22/23 vs Prouty | 17 |
| 12/13/24 @ Uxbridge | 15 |
| 01/15/25 @ Bartlett | 15 |
Sutton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Chase Gara, who posted 20 points. The dominant performance gave Gara a new career-high in points. Cam Benedict was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Meanwhile, Douglas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They came up short against Hopedale, falling 51-26. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Blue Raiders are ranked 54th).
Sutton will have to contain Zach Sargent as he made an impact in Douglas' last game. He scored eight points. Sargent continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Douglas' loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Sutton, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-6.
Everything came up roses for Sutton against Douglas in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 68-25 victory. In that contest, Sutton amassed a halftime lead of 41-13, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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