Kodiak is 2-8 against Colony since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Kodiak Bears will be playing at home against the Colony Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Kodiak is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Saturday. They lost to Palmer on the road by a 67-51 margin. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Moose are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Colony didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Mountain City Christian Academy on Friday, but they still walked away with a 52-48 win.
Kodiak better focus on containing Leyton Lockard and Malik Balmes as the pair were huge in Colony's win. Lockard on his way to 22 points, while Balmes posted 11 points and five assists. Lockard's big performance that evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points.
Colony smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mountain City Christian Academy only three offensive rebounds.
Kodiak's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Colony, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Kodiak was dealt a bruising 67-25 loss at the hands of Colony in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Kodiak avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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