The Palmer Terrors will take on the Mead Mavericks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Palmer walked away with it. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat the Devils 87-55 on the road. Palmer has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 22 points or more this season.
Palmer relied on the efforts of Walker Asp, who scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, and Ayden Yunker, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Yunker has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of J'twane Mike, who scored 15 points.
Meanwhile, everything went Mead's way against Pueblo West on Wednesday as Mead made off with a 75-54 win. Given Mead's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while Pueblo West is ranked 100th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Palmer's victory bumped their record up to 20-4. As for Mead, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Palmer skirted past Mead 94-91 in their previous matchup back in December of 2019. Does Palmer have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mead turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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