Palo Verde had won three straight home games dating back to last season and Gaby Oliver did her part to make it four on Thursday. The Palo Verde Titans enjoyed a cozy 54-35 win over The Gregory School Hawks thanks in part to Oliver, who dropped a double-double on 38 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it ten consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Palo Verde's points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Lillyana Pinkerton, who earned seven points in addition to nine rebounds and three steals. She has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last three times she's played.
Palo Verde smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Palo Verde has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. As for The Gregory School, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Palo Verde will challenge St. Augustine Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for The Gregory School, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Valley Union at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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