The Palmer Ridge Bears will head out to face off against the Green Mountain Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Palmer Ridge sitting on four straight wins and Green Mountain on 21.
Palmer Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They took down Summit 50-35. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Tigers are ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Corinna Arellano and Lucy Zamborelli were among the main playmakers for Palmer Ridge as the former posted 13 points and the latter earned 13 points. Another player making a difference was Addison Steenland, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Green Mountain's strategy against Sierra on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Green Mountain blew Sierra out of the water with a 66-24 final score. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 21 points or more this season.
Green Mountain found their leader in sophomore Ella Cockrum, who went 6-for-11 en route to 15 points in addition to seven steals and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Cockrum a new career-high in steals. Addie Evans was another key player, putting up ten points along with five boards and three steals.
Green Mountain pushed their record up to 22-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.9 points. As for Palmer Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 18-6.
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