Discovery Canyon won the last time they faced Palmer Ridge and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Discovery Canyon Thunder walked away with a 69-58 victory over the Palmer Ridge Bears. Given the Thunder's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Bears are ranked 119th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hugh Tarpenning
| 02/05/25 @ Palmer Ridge | 25 |
| 01/30/25 vs Lewis-Palmer | 19 |
| 12/05/24 vs Pueblo South | 19 |
| 12/07/24 vs Pueblo West | 18 |
| 12/06/24 vs Falcon | 17 |
Discovery Canyon was led to victory by Hugh Tarpenning and Noah Eckels. Tarpenning dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds, while Eckels went 12 of 18 to rack up 29 points. Those 25 points gave Tarpenning a new career-high. Hayden Jones also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Discovery Canyon was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists.they racked up nine more assists than Palmer Ridge's almost as impressive total of ten
Despite the loss, Palmer Ridge still got an impressive performance from Logan Boyer, who went 11 for 20 en route to 23 points and three steals. Boyer's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Chaz Connors was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Discovery Canyon's win bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Palmer Ridge, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Discovery Canyon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 53-51 victory against Air Academy on the 7th. As for Palmer Ridge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-44 defeat against Lutheran on the 7th.
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