Basketball Recap: Barrow Piles Up the Points Against Nikiski

Barrow had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 58 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They claimed a resounding 77-23 victory over the Nikiski Bulldogs. Given the Whalers' advantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leading Barrow to victory were Aiga Unutoa and Kylen Burnell. Unutoa went 10 for 16 on her way to 24 points along with seven rebounds and six assists, while Burnell went 8 of 14 en route to 23 points and five steals. Unutoa's evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zadah Unutoa, who posted eight points.

Barrow pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 17.8 points per game. As for Nikiski, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.

Barrow wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 66-54 victory against Lathrop on the 25th. Nikiski has also already played their next game, a 56-16 win against Hutchison on the 25th.