Douglass is 9-1 against KIPP Collegiate since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Douglass Red Devils will challenge the KIPP Collegiate phoenix at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Douglass' favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Douglass stacked a 23rd blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 78-36 victory over Sheffield. Given Douglass' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Sheffield is ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Douglass to victory, but perhaps none more so than Taquez Butler, who scored 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marjavis Chandler, who scored 15 points.
Meanwhile, even though Bluff City scored an imposing 57 points on Saturday, KIPP Collegiate still came out on top. KIPP Collegiate claimed a resounding 89-57 victory over Bluff City on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for KIPP Collegiate.
Douglass' win was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 29-0. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 34.8 points. As for KIPP Collegiate, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-17 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Douglass against KIPP Collegiate in their previous meeting two weeks ago as the team secured a 77-43 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Douglass since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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