J'Twane Mike
| 02/14/25 @ Harrison | 25 |
| 02/06/25 vs Coronado | 17 |
| 02/04/25 @ Mesa Ridge | 26 |
Palmer won the last time they faced Harrison, and J'Twane Mike did his part to make sure it happened again. The Palmer Terrors blew past the Harrison Panthers 85-42 on Friday thanks in part to Mike, who went 10-for-17 en route to 25 points along with eight assists and seven boards. The contest was his third in a row with at least 17 points.
Demacio Garcia was another key player, putting up five points. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 41.7% three-point shooting accuracy.
Despite the loss, Harrison still got an impressive performance from Tayten Franko, who went 7-for-11 on his way to 19 points and three steals. Franko has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ca'Mar Toney, who posted seven points.
Palmer is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to offensive rebounds: they averaged an imposing 14.86 offensive boards in those games compared to only 14.86 in the others. As for Harrison, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season.
Coming up, Palmer will face off against Air Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Palmer has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Harrison, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-42 defeat against Pueblo East on the 15th.
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