On Friday, Soldotna faced Mountain City Christian Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Soldotna Stars were beaten by the Mountain City Christian Academy Lions 77-39. The loss continues a trend for the Stars in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost nine in a row.
| 01/17/25 vs Mountain City Christian Academy | 9 |
| 01/11/25 @ Juneau-Douglas | 11 |
| 01/10/25 @ Juneau-Douglas | 8 |
Soldotna's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hope Hillyer, who posted eight points and nine boards. Hillyer is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games she's played. Jillian Duncan also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Even though they lost, Soldotna smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mountain City Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Keelie Kronberger, who went 8 of 19 en route to 20 points along with seven assists and four steals. Brooklynn Ridgeway was another key player, going 9 for 14 on her way to 22 points and three steals.
Soldotna's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-5. As for Mountain City Christian Academy, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mountain City Christian Academy beat Soldotna by a score of 65-26 on Saturday.
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