Palmer played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the Mountain City Christian Academy Lions and fell 60-22. While losing is never fun, the Moose can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Lions are ranked second).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mountain City Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Morgan Maldonado, who went 8 of 13 en route to 20 points in addition to six assists and six steals. Maldonado continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Keelie Kronberger, who posted 19 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Palmer's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-5. As for Mountain City Christian Academy, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Wasilla the next time they take the court. Mountain City Christian Academy will host Wasilla at 6:00 p.m. on January 28th, while Palmer will host them at 4:40 p.m. on January 30th.
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