Basketball Recap: Newhalen Beats King Cove for Their Eighth Straight Victory

Malamutes

Previous Games

02/27/25 vs King Cove	57-39
02/21/25 vs Dillingham	45-36
02/20/25 vs Dillingham	59-33
02/15/25 vs Bristol Bay	49-42
02/14/25 vs Tanalian	42-35
+ 3 more games

Newhalen waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They enjoyed a cozy 57-39 win over the King Cove T-Jacks and Rookies. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 38-35 back in January.

Newhalen's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points over those games. As for King Cove, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.

Newhalen does not have any more games scheduled as of now. King Cove has already played their next contest (against Chief Ivan Blunka), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.