The Dougherty Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Westover Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Dougherty has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Tuesday, Dougherty humbled Cairo with an 83-50 victory. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Syrupmakers are ranked 398th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Westover unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Monroe by a score of 59-56.
Dougherty will need focus on slowing down Mykell Hines, one of several Westover players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 of 6 on his way to 11 points and eight rebounds. Those 11 points gave Hines a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalen Holmes, who posted eight points and three blocks.
Even though they lost, Westover was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monroe only racked up nine assists.
Dougherty has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points per game. As for Westover, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5.
Dougherty came up short against Westover when the teams last played on January 14th, falling 60-48. Can Dougherty avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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