Pacific Grove is 2-8 against Palma since December of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Pacific Grove Breakers are taking a road trip to take on the Palma Chieftains at 7:00 p.m. Pacific Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Pacific Grove came up short against Oakwood and fell 62-54. While the Breakers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hawks 18-12 in the first quarter.
Andrew Nimri
| 02/06/25 vs Oakwood | 24 |
| 02/04/25 @ Everett Alvarez | 20 |
| 01/31/25 vs Carmel | 30 |
| 01/29/25 @ Alisal | 27 |
| 01/27/25 vs Monterey | 24 |
| + 4 more games |
Despite the defeat, Pacific Grove saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Andrew Nimri went 9 of 17 to rack up 24 points. Nimri's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriel Valencia, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 13 points and seven boards.
Meanwhile, Palma entered their tilt with Salinas on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Cowboys 66-35. The Chieftains have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
Palma's win bumped their record up to 18-5. As for Pacific Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Pacific Grove came up short against Palma when the teams last played back in January, falling 67-62. Can Pacific Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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