The Hooper Bay Warriors will take on the Craig Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Hooper Bay's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Hooper Bay can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 89-20 victory over Nenana. Given Hooper Bay's advantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Nenana is ranked 113th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hooper Bay had a senior duo take command as Carson Long scored 36 points and Latrell Lake scored 27 points. Long hasn't dropped below 15 points for 13 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Billy Smith, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Craig came up short against Haines on Tuesday and fell 54-47.
Hooper Bay's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for Craig, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.
Hooper Bay came up short against Craig when the teams last played back in December of 2017, falling 75-63. Can Hooper Bay avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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