Palo Verde's tournament run continued when they took on Chino on Saturday. The Palo Verde Panthers walked away with a 76-67 win over the Chino Cowboys. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 30th in Nevada, while the Cowboys are ranked 752nd in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Cowboys players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Shawn Jamison Jr, who posted 27 points and five rebounds. The matchup was Jamison Jr's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Yousef Ihmud, who earned 20 points and three blocks.
Palo Verde's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Chino, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Palo Verde will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Cimarron-Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. As for Chino, they will take on Salesian in a tournament on Thursday. Chino is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63 points per game this season.
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