After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Fort Yukon, the Minto Lakers were happy to have found some success on Friday. They walked away with a 38-30 win over Andrew K. Demoski. This was payback for Minto, who suffered a 34-32 loss the last time these two teams met.
Minto found their leader in underclassman Jena Smith, who scored 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruth Fox, who scored 12 points.
Minto has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Andrew K. Demoski, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-8.
Minto will look to defend their home court on Friday against Walter Northway at 7:30 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Alaska (Minto is ranked 73rd, while Walter Northway is ranked 49th). Andrew K. Demoski does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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