The Soldotna Stars are taking a road trip to challenge the Ketchikan Kings at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Soldotna has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Soldotna is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Kodiak 63-28. The Stars pushed the score to 46-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears had little chance of recovering from.
Hope Hillyer continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8 of 12 en route to 19 points and five rebounds. She is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Laurel Johnson, who posted eight points along with five boards and three steals.
Soldotna smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Ketchikan ended up a good deal behind Lathrop last Sunday and lost 54-35. The matchup marked the Kings' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Ketchikan and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Soldotna, their record is now 6-2.
Soldotna was taken down by Ketchikan 59-29 in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. Thankfully for Soldotna, Jenae Rhoads (who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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