The Palmer Terrors entered their tilt with the Coronado Cougars with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Palmer secured a 60-55 W over Coronado on Tuesday. Given Palmer's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Coronado is ranked 177th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Walker Asp, who scored 19 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Jackson Weber, who scored ten points along with eight assists and six rebounds.
Despite the loss, Coronado still got an impressive performance from Realiti Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. Smith is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Lyrik Smith, who scored nine points along with two steals and two blocks.
Palmer has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Coronado, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-14.
Palmer will be playing in front of their home fans against Mesa Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palmer is on a ten-game streak of home wins, Mesa Ridge a eight-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Coronado does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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