After flying high against Catalina last Wednesday, Empire came back down to earth. The Empire Ravens had to suffer through a 82-47 loss at the hands of the Palo Verde Titans. The Ravens lost against the Titans in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 84-73 score last time.
Despite the loss, Empire still got an impressive performance from Jalen Camacho, who posted 14 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Tanner, who scored nine points and six boards.
Kameron Pippen continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Palo Verde, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 15 assists. Those 15 assists gave Pippen a new career-high. Marquis Williams was another key player, going 8 of 9 on his way to 17 points.
Empire's loss dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Palo Verde, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Empire will face off against Andrada Polytechnic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Empire is facing Andrada Polytechnic at the right time seeing as Andrada Polytechnic is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Palo Verde, they will take on Catalina at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Palo Verde will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
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