Douglas was the 73-31 winner over Desert Christian when they last played one another back in February of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. The Douglas Bulldogs fell just short of the Desert Christian Eagles by a score of 78-75 on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (58), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
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Douglas' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Diego Lopez, who posted 25 points in addition to four blocks and three steals, and Ryan Felix, who went 9 of 19 on his way to 22 points along with five assists and five steals. The game was Lopez's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elmer Maytorena, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 assists.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Douglas was working as a unit and finished the game with 29 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Tyson Dobbins was his usual excellent self, shooting 5-for-9 from beyond the arc and dropping a double-double on 48 points and ten boards for Desert Christian. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Dobbins has scored at least a third of Desert Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Samuel Alday, who put up nine points along with eight boards and five assists.
Douglas now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Desert Christian, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 14-2.
Douglas will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Thatcher at 7:00 p.m. on January 8, 2025. Desert Christian will take on Bisbee in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Desert Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.
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