Recap: Eagle River Wolves vs. Service Cougars
If the Eagle River Wolves were feeling good off their 54-12 takedown of the Cook Inlet Academy Eagles last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Eagle River was beaten by Service 68-38 on Tuesday. Eagle River has not had much luck with Service recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Eagle River lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Darby Buyse, who scored 16 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Buyse has scored all season. Gabby Palazzini was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Service to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aryanna Watson, who scored 23 points. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Watson has scored at least a third of Service's points. Another player making a difference was Leia Silva, who scored 18 points.
Eagle River's loss dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Service, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eagle River will take on Bartlett at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Eagle River focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 27 on Tuesday. As for Service, they will be playing at home against South Anchorage at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Service's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matches.
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