Basketball Game Preview: North Pole Patriots vs. Homer Mariners

The North Pole Patriots will face off against the Homer Mariners at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

North Pole is headed into Saturday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They fell 68-57 to Kotzebue.

Meanwhile, Homer scored the most points they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 82-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kotzebue. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (58), the Mariners still had to take the loss.

This is the second loss in a row for Homer and nudges their season record down to 2-8. As for North Pole, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.