On Friday, the Barrow Whalers faced the Nome-Beltz Nanooks in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Barrow fell to Nome-Beltz 62-57. Barrow's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Barrow's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Alex Fruean, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds, and Jaziah Tivao who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. Fruean hasn't dropped below 16 points for three straight games.
Barrow's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-10. As for Nome-Beltz, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
Barrow didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-50 win vs. Bethel on the 9th. Nome-Beltz will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Houston at 12:30 p.m. on March 20th. Nome-Beltz knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven games -- so hopefully Houston likes a good challenge.
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