The Craig Panthers and the Wrangell Wolves will face off at 11:00 a.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. Craig will be strutting in after a win while Wrangell will be coming in after a loss.
On Thursday, Craig strolled past Petersburg with points to spare, taking the game 40-25. The victory continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wrangell can now relate to. They lost 46-23 to the Chiefs on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Chiefs are ranked 19th).
Craig's win bumped their record up to 17-6. As for Wrangell, they now have a losing record of 11-12.
Craig lost to Wrangell on the road by a decisive 52-35 margin when the teams last played back in February. Can Craig avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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