The Bristol Bay Angels waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with nine straight wins but they left with ten. They had just enough and edged Newhalen out 46-43. The win was all the more spectacular given Bristol Bay's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while Newhalen is ranked seventh).
Bristol Bay found their leader in underclassman Olivia Harvilla, who scored 17 points. Harvilla has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Young, who scored ten points.
Bristol Bay is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Newhalen, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 25-1.
Bristol Bay didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 35-28 victory vs. Sand Point on the 1st. Newhalen does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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