Palm Valley has gone 6-0 against Weaver recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Palm Valley FIREBIRDS will be playing in front of their home fans against the Weaver Monarchs at 3:30 p.m. Hopefully Palm Valley focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 15 on Tuesday.
Palm Valley is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 66-14 win over West Shores.
Palm Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Deshawn Tunmore led the charge by going 9 for 22 en route to 23 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Ratner, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 15 rebounds.
Palm Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Weaver had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They had to suffer through a 78-3 loss at the hands of Desert Chapel. The Monarchs have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Everything came up roses for Palm Valley against Weaver in their previous meeting back in February, as the squad secured a 66-35 victory. Will Palm Valley repeat their success, or does Weaver have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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