The Cordova Wolverines will face off against the Hooper Bay Warriors at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Cordova's tournament run continued when they took on Delta last Saturday. Cordova took down Delta 50-35.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hooper Bay). They claimed a resounding 81-37 victory over Alakanuk. The Warriors pushed the score to 55-27 by the end of the third, a deficit the Braves had little chance of recovering from.
Hooper Bay's win came from a few key players Cordova will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Michael Hoelscher, who posted 20 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Billy Smith, who earned 20 points.
Cordova's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Hooper Bay, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
Cordova was able to grind out a solid win over Hooper Bay in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, winning 49-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cordova since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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