The King Cove T-Jacks and Rookies will head out on the road to challenge the Sand Point Eagles/Lady Eagles at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Sand Point took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on King Cove, who comes in off a win.
King Cove proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 33) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They escaped with a win against Bristol Bay by the margin of a single free throw, 47-46. Given the T-Jacks and Rookies' advantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Angels are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sand Point unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Manokotak by a score of 56-53.
King Cove has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points over those games. Sand Point's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.
King Cove came up short against Sand Point when the teams last played on Thursday, falling 60-54. Can King Cove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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