On Friday, Palmer faced West Anchorage in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Palmer Moose came out on top against the West Anchorage Eagles by a score of 2-0. Winning may never get old, but the Moose sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Palmer easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-8.
Leading Palmer to victory were Laekyn Leroux and Samantha Thomas. Leroux had seven digs and three aces, while Thomas had 11 assists. That's the most aces Leroux has posted in her last 17 contests.
Palmer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Palmer is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-17-2 record this season. As for West Anchorage, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 18-22-6.
Palmer has already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Valdez on the 25th. As for West Anchorage, they will take on Service at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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