On Thursday, Palmer faced Valdez in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Palmer Moose fell just short of the Valdez Buccaneers by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Moose let down their fans at home.
Palmer couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Valdez a tough time 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.
Despite the defeat, Palmer had strong showings from Samantha Thomas, who had ten digs and 26 assists, and Taylor Rindal, who had three aces and 14 assists. The dominant performance gave Rindal a new career-high in aces.
The loss snapped Palmer's losing streak at seven games and leaves them with a 18-13-2 record. As for Valdez, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-4-1.
Palmer will square off against Sitka at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Valdez, they 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.
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