Basketball Recap: Eagle River Sets Scoring Season-High Against Cook Inlet Academy

Wolves

Team Score

01/24/25 vs Cook Inlet Academy	77
12/20/24 vs Houston	55
01/21/25 vs Bartlett	52
01/14/25 @ West Anchorage	50
01/23/25 vs Kenai Central	47

Eagle River scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 86-77 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cook Inlet Academy Eagles. 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 Eagles are ranked 14th).

Ian McGarry was his usual excellent self, putting up 47 points for Cook Inlet Academy. The match was McGarry's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Alek McGarry was another key player, scoring 14 points.

Eagle River is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Cook Inlet Academy, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-3.

Eagle River won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Soldotna at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Eagle River is facing Soldotna at the right time seeing as Soldotna is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Cook Inlet Academy, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll square off against Kenai Central at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Cook Inlet Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 69.5 points per game this season.