The Amphitheater Panthers will head out to square off against the Douglas Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Amphitheater is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Rio Rico by a score of 79-66 on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their ten-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Douglas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took an 85-76 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sahuarita. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (67), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Amphitheater will need focus on slowing down Elmer Maytorena, one of several Douglas players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 for 11 en route to 13 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. Maytorena is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Ryan Felix was another key player, putting up 19 points and three steals.
Amphitheater's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-15. As for Douglas, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Amphitheater might still be hurting after the 93-72 defeat they got from Douglas in their previous matchup back in January. Can Amphitheater avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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