Basketball Recap: Chiko Jacob's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Cordova over Unalakleet

Cordova was the 59-43 winner over Unalakleet when they last played one another back in January of 2020, but their luck changed this time around. The Cordova Wolverines took a 47-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Unalakleet Wolfpack on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Wolfpack are ranked ninth).

Several Wolverines players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Chiko Jacob, who posted 17 points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of John Itliong, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Cordova's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Unalakleet, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-3.

Cordova will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Valdez at 8:30 p.m. on February 13th. Unalakleet also won't see the court for a while: their next game is against Cordova on February 20th.