Grand Junction Central and Palisade are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Grand Junction Central Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Palisade Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grand Junction Central is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Grand Junction Central is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Grand Junction on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Grand Junction Central was dealt a 65-27 loss at the hands of Grand Junction. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Tigers are ranked 107th).
Rylie Hoyt
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The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Rylie Hoyt, who posted 11 points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in blocks (two).
Meanwhile, Palisade earned a 63-52 victory over Coal Ridge on Tuesday.
Palisade is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Grand Junction Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-19.
Grand Junction Central suffered a grim 69-45 defeat to Palisade when the teams last played back in January. Will Grand Junction Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
