The Douglas Tigers entered their tilt with the Blackstone-Millville Chargers with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Douglas put the hurt on Blackstone-Millville with a sharp 63-41 win on Friday. Given Douglas' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while Blackstone-Millville is ranked 259th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Colton Howard continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Nolan, who scored nine points.
Blackstone-Millville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jackson Dunton, who scored ten points. Another player making a difference was Brady Folster, who scored 12 points.
Douglas is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Blackstone-Millville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Douglas and University Park will face off at 6:30 p.m. on February 5th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The timing is sure in Douglas' favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while University Park has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road. Blackstone-Millville will take on Southbridge at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
