Bristol Bay has been on the road for seven straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Manokotak Lynx at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two weeks ago, Bristol Bay escaped with a win against Jimmy Huntington by the margin of a single free throw, 44-43.
Bristol Bay relied on the efforts of Olivia Harvilla, who scored 15 points, and Brooke Phelps, who scored 19 points. That makes it 12 consecutive games in which Harvilla has scored at least a third of Bristol Bay's points.
Meanwhile, Manokotak waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins but they left with eight. They breezed by Koliganek on the road to the tune of 83-39. Manokotak has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 21 points or more this season.
Manokotak had a senior duo take command as Kelisha Gloko scored 35 points and Jesslynn Logusak scored 26 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gloko has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Vicki Paul, who scored 14 points.
Bristol Bay's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Manokotak, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Bristol Bay came up short against Manokotak in their previous matchup back in January, falling 44-38. Can Bristol Bay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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