On Saturday, Tri-Valley faced Newhalen in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Tri-Valley Warriors took a blow against the Newhalen Malamutes, falling 63-30. The matchup marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Newhalen found their leader in freshman Ida Lester, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. The game was Lester's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Pagan Lester, who posted ten points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.
Tri-Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season. As for Newhalen, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Tri-Valley will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Newhalen at 6:00 p.m. on January 28th. As for Newhalen, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 55-40 loss against Fort Yukon on the 11th.
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