On Thursday, Kenai Central faced Palmer in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Kenai Central Kardinals had just enough and edged the Palmer Moose out 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Kardinals sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Kenai Central was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-12, 17-15.
Brynnen Hanson was a one-man wrecking crew for Kenai Central as she had 24 digs. That's the most blocks Hanson has posted since two weeks ago.
Kenai Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Palmer still got an impressive performance from Samantha Thomas, who had six digs and 44 assists. Thomas is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 21 or more in the last three games she's played.
Kenai Central's victory bumped their record up to 17-1-2. As for Palmer, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kenai Central will face off against Redington at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Palmer, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Soldotna at 6:30 p.m.
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