Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up ten more assists than your opponent, a fact the Palisade Bulldogs proved on Thursday. They strolled past Battle Mountain with points to spare, taking the game 68-50. That's another feather in the cap for Palisade, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Palisade to victory, but perhaps none more so than Fred Moore, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Moore has scored all season. Hunter Howard was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with seven rebounds and six steals.
When it comes to explaining why Battle Mountain lost, one person who can't be blamed is Cooper Skidmore. Despite the final result, he scored 17 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Macfarlane, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Palisade's victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Battle Mountain, their loss was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-20.
Palisade will square off against Vista PEAK Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Palisade's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three games. As for Battle Mountain, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-25 defeat vs. Montrose on the 17th.
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