Eagle River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 45-41 heartbreaker at the hands of the Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds. The Wolves were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Thunderbirds apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
01/31/25 vs Bettye Davis East Anchorage | 22 |
12/28/24 vs Nome-Beltz | 17 |
12/20/24 vs Houston | 15 |
12/29/24 vs Haines | 15 |
01/28/25 @ South Anchorage | 13 |
When it comes to explaining why Eagle River lost, don't look at Gabby Palazzini. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 22 points and 15 rebounds. Those 22 points gave Palazzini a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Adelaide Masimer, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards.
Eagle River's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Bettye Davis East Anchorage, they moved to 1-11 with that win, which also ended their 16-game losing streak.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eagle River will face off against Dimond at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bettye Davis East Anchorage has already played their next match (against Chugiak), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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