Fort Yukon is 1-9 against Tok since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fort Yukon Eagles will take on the Tok Wolverines.
Fort Yukon's tournament run continued when they took on Effie Kokrine Charter on Friday. Fort Yukon fell just short of Effie Kokrine Charter by a score of 48-45. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Warriors are ranked 14th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Tok, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in January. They came out on top against Glennallen by a score of 61-52 on Tuesday.
Fort Yukon better focus on containing Chairo Espinosa and Marvin Captain as the pair were huge in Tok's win. Espinosa posted 18 points in addition to eight boards and five steals, while Captain earned 30 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Espinosa's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Lucas Hipp was another key player, putting up eight points and eight boards.
Tok smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Tok has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points per game. As for Fort Yukon, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Everything came up roses for Fort Yukon against Tok in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 71-40 victory. Will Fort Yukon repeat their success, or does Tok have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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