After flying high against Pacific Collegiate on Friday, Palma came back down to earth. The Palma Chieftains took a 49-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Silver Creek Raiders on Saturday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Chieftains came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Raiders are ranked 875th).
Palma's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Silver Creek, they moved to 2-7 with that win, which also ended their seven-game losing streak.
Palma will square off against King City at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Palma's defense has only allowed 27.2 points per game this season, so King City's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Silver Creek, they will take on Ann Sobrato at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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