Sadly, the Effie Kokrine Charter Warriors are still looking for their first win of the season after six games. The matchup between them and Ben Eielson wasn't particularly close, with Effie Kokrine Charter falling 72-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Effie Kokrine Charter's loss on Tuesday came despite strong showings from Richard Grant and Ryan Strom. Grant scored 15 points, while Strom scored 14 points. It was the first time this season that Grant scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marvin Grant, who scored nine points.
Effie Kokrine Charter's loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-6. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Ben Eielson, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-15.
Effie Kokrine Charter will square off against Cordova on Friday. Hopefully Cordova focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 last Saturday. As for Ben Eielson, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Galena at 7:30 p.m. Ben Eielson is facing Galena at the right time seeing as Galena is stuck on a eight-game losing streak.
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