Basketball Game Preview: Mountain City Christian Academy Lions vs. Palmer Moose

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Previous Games

03/09/24 - Neutral	78-38 W
02/29/24 - Away	61-41 W
02/06/24 - Home	74-31 W
03/02/23 - Home	107-25 W
02/08/23 - Away	95-35 W
+ 5 more games

Mountain City Christian Academy has gone 10-0 against Palmer recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Mountain City Christian Academy Lions will challenge the Palmer Moose at 6:00 p.m. Mountain City Christian Academy will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.

Mountain City Christian Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Soldotna, who was ranked 18th at the time (Mountain City Christian Academy was ranked third). Mountain City Christian Academy took their matchup on Saturday with ease, bagging a 65-26 victory over Soldotna. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 32 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mountain City Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Morgan Maldonado, who posted 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jasmine Schaeffer, who had 14 points.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Palmer, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Houston by a score of 46-37 on Thursday.

Mountain City Christian Academy pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.6 points. As for Palmer, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Mountain City Christian Academy against Palmer in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as the squad secured a 78-38 victory. Will Mountain City Christian Academy repeat their success, or does Palmer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.