The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears will face off against the Bartlett Golden Bears at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Juneau-Douglas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Dimond, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Juneau-Douglas was ranked 11th). Juneau-Douglas was beaten by Dimond 45-8 on Saturday. The Crimson Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-8.
Meanwhile, Bartlett scored the most points they've had all season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Bettye Davis East Anchorage by a score of 50-48. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (38), the Golden Bears still had to take the loss.
Juneau-Douglas has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Bartlett, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
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