Basketball Recap: West Valley Takes Down Ranked Palmer

On Saturday, West Valley faced Palmer in a battle between two of the state's top teams. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, the West Valley Wolf Pack made off with a 45-44 win over the Palmer Moose. That's more bragging rights for the Wolf Pack, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

West Valley is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.1 points per game. As for Palmer, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-2.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Valley has already played their next game (against Monroe Catholic), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Palmer has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Wasilla.