The Palmer Tigers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fifth straight loss. They were dealt a 72-44 defeat at the hands of High Plains. Palmer was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-21.
Ayden Hans was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds for High Plains. Hans hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Carter Urkoski, who scored 14 points.
Palmer has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-16 record this season. As for High Plains, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-6.
Palmer will look to defend their home court on Friday against Fullerton at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Fullerton focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten last Friday. High Plains' road trip will continue as they head out to face Osceola at 7:45 p.m. on February 16th. Osceola will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something High Plains surely won't give up without a fight.
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