Sitka is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Mt. Edgecumbe is on a 17-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Sitka Wolves will welcome the Mt. Edgecumbe Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Sitka is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Ketchikan, who was ranked 17th at the time (Sitka was ranked seventh). Sitka fell 61-52 to Ketchikan on Saturday. The match marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Mt. Edgecumbe hadn't done well against Juneau-Douglas recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Everything went Mt. Edgecumbe's way against Juneau-Douglas as Mt. Edgecumbe made off with a 68-47 victory. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Mt. Edgecumbe is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.1 points per game. As for Sitka, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-2.
Sitka came up short against Mt. Edgecumbe when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 61-55. Can Sitka avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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