The Damonte Ranch Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Douglas Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Damonte Ranch's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
Damonte Ranch is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against McQueen on Wednesday as Damonte Ranch made off with an 81-61 victory. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Douglas fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Spanish Springs on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 62-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Cougars are ranked sixth).
Damonte Ranch will have to contain Evan Tolbert as he made an impact in Douglas' last game. He went 6 for 11 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Tolbert a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Kizer, who posted nine points in addition to five assists and three steals.
Damonte Ranch's win bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Douglas, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season.
Damonte Ranch beat Douglas 69-56 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will Damonte Ranch repeat their success, or does Douglas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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