Widefield is 1-9 against Palmer since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Widefield Gladiators will host the Palmer Terrors at 7:00 p.m.
On Wednesday, Widefield lost to Mesa Ridge on the road by a 60-45 margin. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 22nd).
Widefield's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Amari Taylor, who posted 14 points, and Trevin Stemler, who had 13 points.
Meanwhile, Palmer entered their tilt with Canon City on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They strolled past the Tigers with points to spare, taking the game 55-41. That's two games straight that the Terrors have won by exactly 14 points.
Palmer has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points per game. As for Widefield, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Widefield took a serious blow against Palmer when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 79-47. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palmer's Emmanuel Gonzalez, who went 7 of 13 en route to 19 points and five steals. Now that Widefield knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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