The Shishmaref Northern Lights lost against the Unalakleet Wolfpack back in January of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Shishmaref received a tough blow as they fell 67-53 to Unalakleet. Shishmaref has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Shishmaref still got an impressive performance from Louis Iyatunguk, who scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Fred Olanna, who scored ten points.
Shishmaref now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Unalakleet, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Shishmaref's road trip will continue as they head out to face Scammon Bay at 1:30 p.m. on January 12th. Scammon Bay has insisted on making their lastfour contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-2 during that stretch of close contests. As for Unalakleet, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Shaktoolik at 7:00 p.m. on January 12th.
