After flying high against White Mountain two weeks ago, Shishmaref came back down to earth. The Shishmaref Northern Lights fell just short of the Napaaqtugmiut Lynx by a score of 50-47 on Thursday. The Northern Lights have struggled against the Lynx recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Shishmaref lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ivan Davis-Nayokpuk, who posted 13 points in addition to six steals and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Hadley, who earned 11 points and three blocks.
Napaaqtugmiut's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caleb Sage led the charge by putting up 16 points. Ivan Jones was another key player, scoring 12 points.
Shishmaref's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Napaaqtugmiut, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Coming up, Shishmaref won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Tikigaq at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Shishmaref is facing Tikigaq at the right time seeing as Tikigaq is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Napaaqtugmiut does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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