Basketball Game Preview: Palmer Terrors vs. Canon City Tigers

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Previous Games

02/01/24 - Home	65-47 W
01/10/24 - Away	68-32 W
02/02/23 - Away	69-55 W
01/11/23 - Home	85-61 W
02/19/22 - Home	72-38 W
+ 3 more games

Palmer has gone 7-1 against Canon City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Palmer Terrors will venture away from home to square off against the Canon City Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Canon City took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Palmer, who comes in off a win.

If Canon City heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Palmer took over last week. Palmer took down Harrison 59-45 on Thursday. Given the Terrors' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Panthers are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

It was another big night for J'Twane Mike, who posted 20 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmanuel Gonzalez, who scored 13 points.

Meanwhile, Canon City took a blow against Mesa Ridge on Tuesday, falling 73-42. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Grizzlies: they've now lost seven in a row.

Palmer will have to contain Brehner Jackson as he made an impact in Canon City's last game. He went 8 for 19 on his way to 19 points.

Palmer has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points per game. As for Canon City, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-11.

Palmer strolled past Canon City in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 65-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palmer since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.