The Tikigaq Harpooners will square off against the Shishmaref Northern Lights at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Tikigaq is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 74-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of Napaaqtugmiut. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (59), the Harpooners still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Shishmaref was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They fell 72-62 to Napaaqtugmiut.
This is the second loss in a row for Tikigaq and nudges their season record down to 1-9. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points over those games. As for Shishmaref, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Everything came up roses for Tikigaq against Shishmaref in their previous matchup back in January of 2018, as the team secured a 77-44 win. Does Tikigaq have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shishmaref turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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