Basketball Recap: West Anchorage Skates Past Eagle River with Ease

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

01/17/25 vs Chugiak	43
02/20/25 @ Eagle River	42
01/14/25 vs Eagle River	33
02/14/25 @ South Anchorage	32
02/07/25 vs South Anchorage	30

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for West Anchorage on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Eagle River Wolves out of the water with a 68-26 final score. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 21 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Eagle River lost, don't look at Gabby Palazzini. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 17 points and 16 rebounds. Palazzini's evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Alysia Reyna also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.

West Anchorage has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points over those games. Eagle River is on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.

West Anchorage wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 51-47 defeat against Dimond on the 21st. As for Eagle River, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 30-28 loss against South Anchorage on the 21st.