While it was all tied up 24-24 at halftime, the Tok Wolverines were not quite the Cordova Wolverines's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell to the Wolverines 52-48. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Tok in their matchups with Cordova: they've now lost six in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Tok lost, one person who can't be blamed is Griffin Jacobs. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dustin Captain, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cordova to victory, but perhaps none more so than John Itliong, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Itliong has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was James Corales, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Tok's defeat dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Cordova, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-5.
Tok and Effie Kokrine Charter will face off at 10:30 a.m. on March 8th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Tok is facing Effie Kokrine Charter at the right time seeing as Effie Kokrine Charter is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Cordova, they and Susitna Valley will face off at 7:30 p.m. on March 8th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Susitna Valley has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 486 points over their last seven games.
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