Basketball Preview: Hillsboro Eagles vs. Palmer Bulldogs
The Hillsboro Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Palmer Bulldogs at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Hillsboro will head into Saturday's game out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker on Saturday after a huge 39-point win in their prior game. They fell just short of Robinson by a score of 49-47. The Eagles have struggled against the Rockets recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Hillsboro's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Callie Tucker, who scored 14 points plus six steals and five rebounds, and Aaliyah McGuire, who posted 13 points plus three steals. With that strong performance, Tucker is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game.
Meanwhile, Palmer was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 50-45 to Cayuga. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite their defeat, Palmer saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Reagan Davis, who went 6 for 13 en route to 16 points plus five steals, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance also gave Davis a new career-high in field goal percentage (46%). Another player making a difference was Peyton Yates, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Palmer smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Palmer now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Hillsboro, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Hillsboro came up short against Palmer in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 45-32. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palmer's Kenli Dobie, who went 5 for 8 en route to 10 points plus seven rebounds and four steals. Now that Hillsboro knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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