Douglas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 85-76 to the Sahuarita Mustangs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (67), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Douglas lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Elmer Maytorena, who went 6 of 11 en route to 13 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. Maytorena is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Ryan Felix was another key player, putting up 19 points and three steals.
Daniel Durazo continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sahuarita, going 8 for 10 on his way to 22 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Durazo's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Zack Myhre, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards.
Douglas' loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Sahuarita, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-13.
Douglas will challenge Amphitheater at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Douglas knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten matchups -- so hopefully Amphitheater likes a good challenge. As for Sahuarita, they will face off against Cholla at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cholla will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Sahuarita surely won't give up without a fight.
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