Palmer hadn't done well against Kodiak recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Palmer Moose walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Kodiak Bears. The win was familiar territory for the Moose who have now won five contests in a row.
Palmer walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 20-25, 26-24.
Palmer's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Laekyn Leroux led the charge by getting 16 digs and two aces. Leroux has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Rindal, who had three digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Palmer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Palmer's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-12-2. As for Kodiak, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13-1.
Palmer will have a chance to go back-to-back against Kodiak: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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