The Eagle River Wolves will challenge the Palmer Moose at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Eagle River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Bartlett, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Eagle River was ranked 11th). Eagle River was beaten by Bartlett 42-12 on Friday. The Wolves have struggled against the Golden Bears recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Palmer didn't have done well against Colony recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Palmer's way against Colony as Palmer made off with a 47-23 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Moose.
Eagle River now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Palmer, their victory ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1.
Eagle River strolled past Palmer in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 49-34. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Palmer's Kaden Henry (Kj), who picked up 150 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Eagle River still be able to contain Henry (Kj)? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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