Palma and Carmel are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Palma Chieftains will challenge the Carmel Padres at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Palma is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Alisal just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 74-61 to the Trojans.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Carmel). They took down Oakwood 79-63 on Monday. The win was familiar territory for the Padres who have now won seven contests in a row.
Carmel pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Palma, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-4.
Palma came up short against Carmel when the teams last played on January 9th, falling 69-65. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Carmel's Simeon Brown, who went 9 of 15 on his way to 23 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Now that Palma knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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