Palmer Ridge is 1-9 against Air Academy since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Palmer Ridge Bears will face off against the Air Academy Kadets at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Palmer Ridge had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 49-36 victory over the Cougars. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Palmer Ridge.
Among those leading the charge was Kylie Mayer, who scored 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Corinna Arellano, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Air Academy came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with 16 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 79-44 victory over Widefield on the road. Air Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Palmer Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Air Academy, their win bumped their record up to 23-1.
Palmer Ridge came up short against Air Academy in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 40-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Air Academy's Tatyonna Brown, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Palmer Ridge knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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