The Palmer Terrors will square off against the Lutheran Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Palmer picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They blew past Vista PEAK Prep 95-74.
Palmer found their leader in freshman Bo Pecic, who shot 70% from beyond the arc to rack up 29 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Derick Pino, who went 5-for-7 en route to 11 points and six assists.
Meanwhile, Lutheran scored the most points they've had this season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They came up short against Palisade, falling 83-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (61), the Lions still had to take the loss.
This is the second loss in a row for Lutheran and nudges their season record down to 1-3. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points over those games. As for Palmer, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Palmer and Lutheran were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but Palmer came up empty-handed after a 61-60 defeat. Will the Terrors have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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