The Seward Seahawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Ninilchik Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Seward took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They walked away with a 58-48 win over Unalaska.
Meanwhile, Ninilchik came tearing into Saturday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.4 points), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Raiders as they made off with a 60-34 victory. The Wolverines have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Seward better keep an eye on Kade McCorison. He was instrumental in Ninilchik's win, going 13-for-27 en route to 36 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists. The contest was McCorison's 25th in a row with at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andon McCorison, who went 6-for-12 on his way to 13 points along with five boards and four steals.
Ninilchik pushed their record up to 15-7 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.3 points over those games. As for Seward, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Seward came up short against Ninilchik in their previous meeting last Friday, falling 56-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McCorison, who dropped a double-double with 32 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Seward knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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