Palma has won four straight games at home, while Pacific Grove has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Palma Chieftains will welcome the Pacific Grove Breakers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Palma's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
Last Thursday, Palma was fully in charge, breezing past Salinas 66-35. The Chieftains have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Pacific Grove came up short against Oakwood on Thursday and fell 62-54. The Breakers haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Pacific Grove saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Andrew Nimri went 9 of 17 on his way to 24 points. That was a full 44.4% of Pacific Grove's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Valencia, who went 5 for 9 to rack up 13 points and seven boards.
Pacific Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Palma, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Palma didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Pacific Grove in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 67-62 win. Does Palma have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pacific Grove turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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