On Saturday, Lathrop faced Palmer in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lathrop Malemutes took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Palmer Moose. The Malemutes were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Moose apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played two weeks ago.
Lathrop was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-22.
Lillyanne (Ruby) Tansy paced Lathrop's offense, picking up five kills. Tansy got some help from
Neyah Peterson (Bayless) and her 13 assists.
Annebelle (Belle) Foster controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Palmer's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Laekyn Leroux led the charge by getting six digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Leroux a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Samantha Thomas, who had five aces.
Lathrop has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 36-9-2 record this season. As for Palmer, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 32-18-3 record this season.
Lathrop will welcome North Pole at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Palmer has already played their next contest, a 2-0 loss against Kenai Central on the 26th.
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