The Hutchison Hawks will venture away from home to take on the North Pole Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Hutchison was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 58-53 to Valdez. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, North Pole was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a blow against West Valley, falling 75-28. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Wolf Pack are ranked fifth).
North Pole's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Hutchison, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Hutchison came up short against North Pole in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 33-28. Can Hutchison avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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