Palo Verde suffered their closest loss since December 2, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of the Canyon Springs Pioneers by a score of 51-48. The game marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Canyon Springs found their leader in freshman Mekhi Carter, who went 8 for 14 en route to 19 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Gregory Paige, who made all 6 shots he took racking up 14 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Palo Verde and nudges their season record down to 7-6. As for Canyon Springs, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-10.
Palo Verde has already played their next contest (against Southeast Career Tech), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Canyon Springs will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Rancho at 6:30 p.m. Rancho knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Canyon Springs likes a good challenge.
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