Basketball Game Preview: Kodiak Bears vs. Barrow Whalers

The Kodiak Bears will square off against the Barrow Whalers on Thursday. Kodiak is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.

Kodiak saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took a blow against Bethel, falling 50-14.

Meanwhile, Barrow was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Palmer 57-26. The Whalers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 22 points or more this season.

Barrow has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.3 points over those games. As for Kodiak, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.

Kodiak came up short against Barrow in their previous meeting back in February of 2019, falling 59-50. Can Kodiak avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.