The Craig Panthers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Hooper Bay Warriors at 1:00 p.m. on February 16th. Craig will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Alaska Rankings (they are ranked 89th, while Hooper Bay is ranked fourth).
Last Tuesday, Craig came up short against Haines and fell 54-47.
Meanwhile, Hooper Bay entered their tilt with Nenana with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Hooper Bay simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Nenana 89-20 on the road. Hooper Bay has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Latrell Lake and Carson Long were among the main playmakers for Hooper Bay as the former scored 27 points and the latter scored 36 points. Long hasn't dropped below 15 points for 13 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Billy Smith, who scored nine points.
Craig has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for Hooper Bay, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
Craig was able to grind out a solid victory over Hooper Bay in their previous matchup back in December of 2017, winning 75-63. Will Craig repeat their success, or does Hooper Bay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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