The Sitka Wolves will head out on the road to challenge the Houston Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sitka knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Houston likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Sitka didn't have too much trouble with Valdez as they won 72-55. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Buccaneers are ranked 35th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 81-53, which was the final score in Houston's tilt against Palmer on Thursday.
Houston's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Sitka, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Sitka couldn't quite finish off Houston when the teams last played back in March of 2024 and fell 42-40. Can Sitka avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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