Palmer Ridge lost against Discovery Canyon back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Palmer Ridge Bears took a 69-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Discovery Canyon Thunder. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Thunder are ranked 32nd).
Logan Boyer
| 02/05/25 vs Discovery Canyon | 23 |
| 02/03/25 vs Pueblo South | 26 |
| 01/31/25 vs Cheyenne Mountain | 22 |
| 01/28/25 @ Air Academy | 24 |
| 01/24/25 vs Lewis-Palmer | 15 |
| 01/22/25 @ Lutheran | 18 |
When it comes to explaining why Palmer Ridge lost, don't look at Logan Boyer. Despite the final result, he went 11 for 20 to rack up 23 points and three steals. The matchup was Boyer's sixth in a row with at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Chaz Connors, who posted 11 points.
Leading Discovery Canyon to victory were Hugh Tarpenning and Noah Eckels. Tarpenning dropped a double-double on 25 points and 12 rebounds, while Eckels went 12 of 18 en route to 29 points. Tarpenning continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Aiden Hayler was another key player, putting up five points in addition to five assists and five boards.
Palmer Ridge now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Discovery Canyon, their record now sits at 14-4.
Palmer Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-44 loss against Lutheran on the 7th. As for Discovery Canyon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 53-51 win against Air Academy on the 7th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
