Palisade fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Monarch on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Monarch Coyotes 68-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (59), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Palisade's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Carter Hayward, who scored 18 points in addition to five rebounds and two steals, and Hunter Howard, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of LJ Ballenger, who earned ten points.
Even though they lost, Palisade was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monarch only posted six.
Logan Laverty had a dynamite game for Monarch, going 8 for 16 en route to 22 points plus five steals. Laverty is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Justin Myers, who scored 15 points plus six rebounds.
Palisade's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Monarch, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Palisade has already played their next matchup (against Monarch), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Monarch has also already played their next game, a 70-51 loss against Fruita Monument on the 7th.
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