The Arapahoe Warriors will take on the Palmer Terrors in a holiday battle at at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Saturday, Arapahoe lost to Regis Jesuit at home by a 76-62 margin. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Raiders are ranked 11th).
Despite the defeat, Arapahoe got top-tier performance from Gianna Smith, who went 9 of 13 en route to 31 points and three steals. That was a full 50% of Arapahoe's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaya White, who had nine points along with seven boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, Palmer didn't have quite enough to beat Sand Creek on Tuesday and fell 35-32.
Arapahoe's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-4. As for Palmer, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Arapahoe beat Palmer 53-40 when the teams last played back in January of 2016. Does Arapahoe have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palmer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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