Palisade won the last time they faced Coal Ridge, and Hunter Howard did his part to make sure it happened again. The Palisade Bulldogs came out on top against the Coal Ridge Titans by a score of 63-52 on Tuesday thanks in part to Howard, who almost dropped a double-double with 26 points and nine rebounds. Palisade is undefeated when Howard posts 20 or more points, but 9-10 otherwise.
CJ Mullaney
| 02/18/25 vs Coal Ridge | 12 |
| 12/12/24 vs Sierra | 9 |
| 02/11/25 @ Grand Junction | 6 |
| 01/31/25 vs Grand Junction Central | 6 |
| 02/07/25 vs Montrose | 4 |
Another player making a difference was CJ Mullaney, who went 6-for-7 to rack up 12 points. Those 12 points gave him a new career-high.
Several Titans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ben Simons, who almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine boards. Simons is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last six games he's played. Matthew Webber was another key player, putting up nine points.
Palisade has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Coal Ridge, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-6.
Palisade and Coal Ridge should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings. Palisade (ranked 99th) will meet Grand Junction Central (ranked 226th) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Similarly, Coal Ridge will challenge Moffat County at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday up 188 places (77 vs. 265).
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