On Thursday, Valdez faced Palmer in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Valdez Buccaneers narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Palmer Moose 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Buccaneers as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
Valdez got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-30, 25-20, 25-16, 12-25, 25-7.
Samantha Thomas and Taylor Rindal certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Thomas had ten digs and 26 assists, while Rindal had three aces and 14 assists. Those three aces gave Rindal a new career-high.
Valdez has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4-1 record this season. As for Palmer, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-13-2.
Valdez will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Seward at 10:35 a.m. Valdez is facing Seward at the right time seeing as Seward is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Palmer, they will face off against Sitka at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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