Barrow won the last time they faced Kotzebue and things went their way on Saturday too. The Barrow Whalers were the clear victor by a 65-44 margin over the Kotzebue Huskies. Given the Whalers' advantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Huskies are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Whalers
02/22/25 @ Kotzebue | 65-44 |
02/21/25 @ Kotzebue | 68-63 |
02/14/25 @ Valdez | 84-70 |
01/11/25 @ Ninilchik | 74-59 |
Barrow's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.8 points over those games. As for Kotzebue, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-14.
Looking ahead, Barrow will head out on the road to challenge Nome-Beltz at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Barrow's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matches. Kotzebue does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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