Douglas suffered their biggest loss since January 8th on Tuesday. They lost 75-51 to the Cholla Chargers. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Douglas lost, don't look at Ryan Felix. Despite the final result, he went 5 for 12 on his way to 18 points and five steals. With that strong performance, Felix is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Diego Lopez was another key player, putting up ten points and five rebounds.
Cholla had a senior duo take command as Michael Payne almost dropped a double-double with 21 points and nine assists and Cyree Jenkins went 7 of 10 en route to 17 points along with five boards and three steals. Payne has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 12 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jerry Mendoza, who posted nine points and six rebounds.
Douglas' defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Cholla, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 18-3.
Douglas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cholla, they will be playing at home against Marana at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cholla is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.8 points per game this season.
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