Bettye Davis East Anchorage lost against Bartlett back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds took a blow against the Bartlett Golden Bears, falling 76-20. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Golden Bears are ranked fifth).
Bartlett found their leader in freshman Kennedi Gaines, who almost dropped a triple-double with 34 points, 12 boards, and nine steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which Gaines has scored at least a third of Bartlett's points. Another player making a difference was Harmony Jenkins-Foster, who went 8-for-14 en route to 20 points and five steals.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Bartlett, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Coming up, Bettye Davis East Anchorage will face off against Monroe Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Monroe Catholic's defense has only allowed 28.7 points per game this season, so Bettye Davis East Anchorage's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Bartlett, they will welcome South Anchorage at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bartlett is facing South Anchorage at the right time seeing as South Anchorage is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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