Nikiski hasn't had much luck against Kenai Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Nikiski Bulldogs will face off against the Kenai Central Kardinals at 7:30 p.m.
Nikiski is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 30th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 86-39 loss at the hands of Cook Inlet Academy. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Eagles are ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, Kenai Central had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They blew past the Seahawks 62-39. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Kardinals have posted since January 15th.
Kenai Central is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Nikiski, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Nikiski might still be hurting after the 72-52 defeat they got from Kenai Central in their previous matchup back in January. Can Nikiski avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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