The Douglas Bulldogs entered their tilt with the Amphitheater Panthers with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Douglas narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Amphitheater 38-35. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Douglas has posted yet this season.
It was another big night for Scarlette Ruiz, who scored 15 points along with five steals and two blocks. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Keyra Espinosa, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Douglas is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Amphitheater, they bumped their record down to 16-9 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Douglas will square off against Sahuarita at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Amphitheater, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Mica Mountain at 7:00 p.m. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Isabella Webb and Kayla Tuakalau.
