The Douglass Astros will square off against the Riverdale Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Saturday, Douglass ended up a good deal behind Jonesboro and lost 71-54.
Meanwhile, Riverdale came up short against Luella on Saturday, falling 74-51. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Lions are ranked 94th).
Douglass will have to keep a close watch on Nigel Favers and Alpha Soumah, a pair of players who had a big impact on Riverdale's prior game. Favers posted 17 points, while Soumah scored ten points and seven assists. Soumah has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Marlon Martin, who went 6 of 14 en route to 15 points.
Douglass' loss dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Riverdale, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Everything came up roses for Douglass against Riverdale in their previous matchup on January 7th, as the team secured a 77-37 win. Does Douglass have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverdale turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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