The Doherty Spartans entered their tilt with the Palmer Terrors with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Doherty enjoyed a cozy 71-56 win over the Terrors on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Leading Doherty to victory were James Pulliam and Elijah Mack. Pulliam dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds, while Mack almost dropped a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. Pulliam continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Solomon Latimer, who scored four points along with nine rebounds and two blocks.
Several Terrors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jackson Weber, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Walker Asp, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Palmer struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Doherty has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Palmer, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Doherty will square off against the Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Liberty will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Spartans are ranked 25th). As for Palmer, they will head out on the road to face off against the Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Widefield is out to stop a seven-game streak of losses at home.
