After flying high against Newhalen last Wednesday, Tanalian came back down to earth. Tanalian were dealt an 88-58 defeat at the hands of Manokotak on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Tanalian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while Manokotak is ranked seventh).
It was another big night for Jethron Nanalook, who posted 44 points for Manokotak. Nanalook's evening made it 17 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Gloko, who put up 13 points.
Tanalian's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Manokotak, the victory was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-1.
Tanalian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-59 defeat against Bristol Bay on the 28th. As for Manokotak, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 56-53 win against Sand Point on the 28th.
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