The Meade River Eagles just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Kali Wolverines at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Meade River has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Meade River turned things around against Harold Kaveolook on Friday. They blew past the Rams 75-23. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 23 points or more this season.
Meade River found their leader in freshman Scarlett Bodfish, who posted 33 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Bodfish has scored at least a third of the Eagles' points. Another player making a difference was Sarah Bodfish, who put up 18 points.
Meanwhile, Kali was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by Nunamiut and fell 62-35. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Amaguq are ranked 33rd).
Meade River's win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Kali, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Meade River's way against Kali when the teams last played back in January, as Meade River made off with a 67-44 victory. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Wolverines have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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