The Palma Chieftains will take on the Pajaro Valley Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Palma has four straight victories, Pajaro Valley has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Palma didn't have too much trouble with Seaside as they won 45-27. Given the Chieftains' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 505th, while the Spartans are ranked 1243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Palma can attribute much of their success to Aveena Ducusin, who posted 15 points.
Meanwhile, Pajaro Valley had to suffer through a 56-23 loss at the hands of King City.
Palma's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-3. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.7 points over those games. As for Pajaro Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Everything went Palma's way against Pajaro Valley in their previous matchup back in January, as Palma made off with a 45-21 victory. Will Palma repeat their success, or does Pajaro Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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