Basketball Recap: Mt. Edgecumbe Takes Down Ranked Metlakatla

On Thursday, Mt. Edgecumbe faced Metlakatla in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mt. Edgecumbe Braves took down the Metlakatla Chiefs 68-51. The victory continues a trend for the Braves in their matchups with the Chiefs: they've now won four in a row.

Braves

Previous 4 Games (Away)

02/27/25 @ Metlakatla	68-51
02/25/25 @ Sitka	71-70
02/22/25 @ Redington	79-45
02/20/25 @ Houston	78-57

Mt. Edgecumbe pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Metlakatla, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-4.

Coming up, Mt. Edgecumbe won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Ketchikan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Edgecumbe knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 matches -- so hopefully Ketchikan likes a good challenge. Metlakatla does not have any more games scheduled as of now.