Palmer hasn't had much luck against West Valley recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Palmer Moose will square off against the West Valley Wolf Pack at 1:20 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
While Palmer didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took down Chugiak 56-40 on Friday. Given the Moose's advantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Mustangs are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, West Valley was able to grind out a solid victory over Monroe Catholic on Friday, taking the game 59-51.
Palmer's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for West Valley, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-5.
Palmer was taken down by West Valley 72-42 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Palmer avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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