Palmer Ridge is 9-1 against Discovery Canyon since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Palmer Ridge Bears will challenge the Discovery Canyon Thunder at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Palmer Ridge is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Pueblo County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Palmer Ridge blew Pueblo County out of the water with a 61-13 final score. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 25 points or more this season.
01/11/25 @ Pueblo County | 4 |
12/02/23 vs Garden City | 4 |
12/21/24 vs Delta | 3 |
12/07/23 @ Falcon | 3 |
02/06/24 vs Lewis-Palmer | 3 |
Addison Steenland and Taylor Peterson were among the main playmakers for Palmer Ridge as the former went 7 of 13 on her way to 15 points and five steals and the latter posted seven points and six steals. What's more, Steenland also racked up four assists, the most she's had since back in December of 2023. Corinna Arellano was another key player, putting up nine points.
Palmer Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Discovery Canyon waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Cardinals as they made off with a 53-32 victory. While the Thunder didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Palmer Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points per game. As for Discovery Canyon, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Palmer Ridge strolled past Discovery Canyon when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 62-45. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Discovery Canyon's Meghan Storch, who went 7 for 14 en route to 21 points and five steals. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Palmer Ridge to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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