Basketball Game Preview: Ketchikan Kings vs. Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears

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Previous Games

02/15/25 - Home	58-53 W
02/13/25 - Neutral	50-61 L
01/04/25 - Away	70-63 W
01/03/25 - Away	52-48 W
03/07/24 - Neutral	48-67 L
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Ketchikan and Juneau-Douglas are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2023, but not for long. The Ketchikan Kings will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears. Ketchikan has given up an average of 51.2 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.

Ketchikan is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Mt. Edgecumbe, who was ranked sixth at the time (Ketchikan was ranked 16th). Ketchikan came out on top against Mt. Edgecumbe by a score of 76-69 on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Juneau-Douglas earned a 53-42 victory over North Pole on Saturday. The Crimson Bears haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Ketchikan has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points over those games. Juneau-Douglas' victory bumped their record up to 10-15.

Ketchikan didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Juneau-Douglas when the teams last played back in February, but they still walked away with a 58-53 win. Will Ketchikan repeat their success, or does Juneau-Douglas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.