After both having extra time off, the North Pole Patriots and the Palmer Moose will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Pole is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
North Pole lost 3-0 to Lathrop on October 3rd.
While North Pole was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-11, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Palmer faced Colony in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Tuesday. Palmer walked away with a 3-1 victory over Colony.
Palmer was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 23-25, 25-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Palmer to victory, but perhaps none more so than Laekyn Leroux, who had 26 digs and two aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Thomas, who had 11 digs and 17 assists.
Palmer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 15 games.
North Pole's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12-2. As for Palmer, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-17-2 record this season.
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