Douglas hasn't had much luck against Hopedale recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Douglas Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Hopedale Blue Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hopedale will be up against a hot Douglas team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Douglas blew past Whitinsville Christian 47-18 on Friday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Crusaders are ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hopedale entered their tilt with Nipmuc Regional on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 59-31 win over the Warriors.
Hopedale is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points per game. As for Douglas, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Douglas came up short against Hopedale in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 37-27. Can Douglas avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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