Basketball Game Preview: Kenai Central Kardinals vs. Kotzebue Huskies

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Previous 4 Games

01/05/23 - Neutral	60-53 W
01/02/20 - Neutral	44-42 W
12/15/18 - Home	69-52 W
01/21/17 - Away	67-47 W

Kenai Central has gone 4-0 against Kotzebue recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The two teams will face off at 4:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Kenai Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 70 points on Thursday, they were much more limited against Christian on Friday. They took a blow against the Patriots, falling 70-28. The matchup marked the Kardinals' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Meanwhile, Kotzebue played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Mountain City Christian Academy 85-56. The Huskies were down 66-41 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Kenai Central dropped their record down to 2-3 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Kotzebue, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

Kenai Central beat Kotzebue 60-53 in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Will Kenai Central repeat their success, or does Kotzebue have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.