Palmer hasn't had much luck against Maypearl recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Palmer Bulldogs will face off against the Maypearl Panthers at 6:15 p.m.
Palmer is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Grandview on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Palmer had to suffer through a 66-33 loss at the hands of Grandview. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1003rd, while the Zebras are ranked 169th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kenli Dobie, who posted eight points and eight boards. Brookelyn Watts was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, Palmer smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. This was only their 17th loss (out of 25 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Meanwhile, Maypearl had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 58-36 victory.
Maypearl is also on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Palmer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-20.
Palmer came up short against Maypearl when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 56-43. Can Palmer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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