Basketball Recap: Napaaqtugmiut's Run of Five Straight Wins Now Over

Lynx

Previous 5 Games

03/14/25 vs Fort Yukon	34-38
03/13/25 vs Akiuk Memorial	43-27
03/12/25 vs Nunamiut	66-16
02/28/25 vs Davis-Romoth	32-31
02/27/25 vs Aqqaluk	55-52

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Napaaqtugmiut can now relate to. They fell to the Fort Yukon Eagles 38-34. The Lynx's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.

Napaaqtugmiut's defeat dropped their record down to 15-4. As for Fort Yukon, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-3.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Napaaqtugmiut won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Newhalen at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Newhalen will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Napaaqtugmiut surely won't give up without a fight. As for Fort Yukon, they will also get right back to it: they'll face off against Shaktoolik at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Shaktoolik's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 matches.