The Valdez Buccaneers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Palmer Moose at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Valdez made easy work of Hutchison and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-8, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Palmer waltzed into their game on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Hawks.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Palmer was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-11, 25-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Palmer to victory, but perhaps none more so than Laekyn Leroux, who had nine digs and three aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Thomas, who had three digs and 16 assists.
Palmer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matches.
Valdez has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4-1 record this season. As for Palmer, their win bumped their record up to 18-12-2.
Valdez beat Palmer 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Valdez have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palmer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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