South Anchorage hasn't had much luck against Bartlett recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The South Anchorage Wolverines will look to defend their home court against the Bartlett Golden Bears at 6:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, South Anchorage was beaten by Dimond 53-26. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Lynx are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Bartlett came tearing into Friday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Eagles 46-44. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Golden Bears have posted since March 9, 2024.
Bartlett has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points per game. As for South Anchorage, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
South Anchorage was dealt a bruising 72-30 loss at the hands of Bartlett when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bartlett's Kennedi Gaines, who almost dropped a double-double on 37 points and nine steals. Now that South Anchorage knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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