On Friday, Soldotna faced Palmer in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Soldotna Stars were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Palmer Moose. That's more bragging rights for the Stars, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-14, 25-20.
Soldotna was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 12.
Soldotna's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Palmer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Palmer beat Soldotna by a score of 3-2 on Saturday.
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