Basketball Recap: Riley Strom's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Fort Yukon over Minto

If Fort Yukon was riding high fresh off their 71-40 takedown of Tok on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Fort Yukon Eagles fell 66-55 to the Minto Lakers on Saturday. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 56-54 on Friday.

Fort Yukon's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Riley Strom, who posted 18 points. The matchup was Strom's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Nahshii Alexander, who had 11 points.

Minto's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Asher Titus led the charge by putting up 19 points. Titus is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 19 every time he's taken the court this season. Jonathon David Jr. was another key player, posting 20 points.

Fort Yukon now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Minto, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.

Fort Yukon will square off against Andrew K. Demoski at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Minto, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Birchwood Christian at 4:30 p.m. on January 16th.