The Douglass Astros and the Dougherty Trojans squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Douglass Astros had to settle for second. They took a 71-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans. Douglass' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Douglass lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Xavier January, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. It was the first time this season that January scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Javonte Floyd, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 15 rebounds.
Dougherty got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Markelle Jones out in front who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Jones continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaquavus Hallman, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Douglass' defeat dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Dougherty, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season.
Douglass does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dougherty, they will square off against Johnson at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Dougherty has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 463 points over their last six games.
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