Lathrop faced Palmer in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Malemutes fell just short of the Moose by a score of 3-2. The Malemutes haven't had much luck with the Moose recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Lathrop actually scored more points across those five sets (105-104), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-22, 25-20, 16-25, 15-13.
Annebelle (Belle) Foster
| 09/25/25 @ Palmer | 9 |
| 09/18/25 @ North Pole | 6 |
| 09/16/25 @ West Valley | 5 |
Jesslyn Morales and Annebelle (Belle) Foster certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Morales had 13 digs and one assist, while Foster had 12 digs, nine kills, and four aces. Foster has been hot recently, having posted five or more kills the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Priscilla Wang, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Leading Palmer to victory were Laekyn Leroux and Jasmine Hephner. Leroux had 25 digs and five aces, while Hephner had seven kills, six digs, and two aces. That's the most aces Leroux has posted since back in October of 2024. Kasey Frank also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Lathrop's loss dropped their record down to 10-13-6. As for Palmer, their win bumped their record up to 14-11.
Lathrop has already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against Eagle River on the 26th. As for Palmer, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against West Anchorage on the 26th.
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