Chloe Simons leads Palisade to victory over Eagle Valley

By Team Reports Feb 17, 2024, 1:31pm

Recap: Palisade Bulldogs vs. Eagle Valley Devils

The Palisade Bulldogs entered their tilt with the Eagle Valley Devils with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Palisade walked away with a 44-34 win over Eagle Valley on Tuesday. That's another feather in the cap for Palisade, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.

Chloe Simons continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. She also posted two blocks for the first time this season. Mady Bavor was another key contributor, scoring eight points.

Eagle Valley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Zakia Shreeve, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and four steals, and Josie Fitzsimmons who scored 13 points.

Palisade is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Eagle Valley, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.

Palisade will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Battle Mountain at 5:30 p.m. Palisade is facing Battle Mountain at the right time seeing as Battle Mountain is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Eagle Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Glenwood Springs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Glenwood Springs focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Monday.

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