Basketball Game Preview: Tok Wolverines vs. Fort Yukon Eagles

Tok is 9-1 against Fort Yukon since January of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Tok Wolverines will take on the Fort Yukon Eagles in a tournament on Thursday. Tok is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.1 points per game this season.

Tok took a loss when they played away from home back in January, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Glennallen by a score of 61-52.

Chairo Espinosa

Points

01/28/25 vs Glennallen	18
01/17/25 vs Effie Kokrine Charter	19
01/17/25 vs Andrew K. Demoski	21

Tok's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Chairo Espinosa, who posted 18 points in addition to eight boards and five steals, and Marvin Captain, who scored 30 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Espinosa's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Lucas Hipp was another key player, putting up eight points and eight boards.

Tok smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Fort Yukon didn't have quite enough to beat Effie Kokrine Charter on Friday and fell 48-45. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Fort Yukon has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Tok, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season.

Tok was dealt a bruising 71-40 defeat at the hands of Fort Yukon in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fort Yukon's Riley Strom, who had 31 points. Now that Tok knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.