The Kotzebue Huskies will head out on the road to face off against the Unalakleet Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kotzebue is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Homer: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Kotzebue blew Homer out of the water with a 58-30 final score. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Huskies.
Meanwhile, Unalakleet came tearing into Saturday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 38-29 victory over the Archangels. Given the Wolfpack's advantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Archangels are ranked 58th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kotzebue has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.4 points per game. As for Unalakleet, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Kotzebue couldn't quite finish off Unalakleet when the teams last played back in January and fell 56-53. Can Kotzebue avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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