Soldotna faced Valdez in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Stars fell just short of the Buccaneers by a score of 2-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Buccaneers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 1-0 two weeks ago.
Gracelyn Altobelli paced Soldotna's offense, picking up 11 kills. Altobelli got some help from Teagen Kobylarz and her 19 assists. Cassidy Kruse controlled things from the service line, finishing with seven aces.
Soldotna has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 22-15 record this season. As for Valdez, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That somehow still isn't as good as their 39-10-1 record this season.
Soldotna will square off against Kenai Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Valdez, they have already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Service on the 25th.
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