Preview: Palisades Pumas vs. Olympic Trojans
After two games on the road, Palisades is heading back home. They will take on the Olympic Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Palisades focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Friday.
Last Friday, Palisades was beaten by Ardrey Kell 77-37. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Palisades in their matchups with Ardrey Kell: they've now lost four in a row.
The losing side was boosted by Carli Chavis, who scored 12 points along with six steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Young, who scored seven points.
Meanwhile, Olympic beat Harding University 48-35 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Olympic.
Olympic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jasmyn Ashbourne, who scored 13 points. Another player making a difference was Chai James, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 23 rebounds.
Palisades has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-16 record this season. As for Olympic, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 14-10.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Palisades have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 35.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Olympic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.2 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Palisades came up short against Olympic in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 42-35. Can Palisades avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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