Basketball Game Preview: Dimond Lynx vs. Bartlett Golden Bears

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Previous Games

02/18/25 - Home	41-71 L
02/13/24 - Away	55-29 W
01/19/24 - Home	35-36 L
02/27/23 - Home	44-24 W
01/31/23 - Away	50-45 W
+ 5 more games

Dimond and Bartlett are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2021, but not for long. The Dimond Lynx will head out to face off against the Bartlett Golden Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Dimond sitting on four straight wins and Bartlett on 17.

Dimond is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Service, who was ranked 24th at the time (Dimond was ranked 15th). Dimond took down Service 66-48 on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Bartlett's strategy against Bettye Davis East Anchorage on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Bartlett blew Bettye Davis East Anchorage out of the water with a 69-15 final score. The Golden Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 22 points or more this season.

Bartlett pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.9 points over those games. As for Dimond, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.

Dimond took a serious blow against Bartlett in their previous matchup last Tuesday, falling 71-41. Can Dimond avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.