The White Mountain Wolves and the Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial Huskies will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
White Mountain is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Shaktoolik just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 64-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolverines. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Wolves, who until this contest were averaging 26 points allowed.
| 01/31/25 @ Shaktoolik | 27 |
| 02/29/24 vs James C Isabell | 26 |
| 03/01/24 vs Shishmaref | 26 |
| 02/28/24 vs Gambell | 26 |
| 02/16/24 @ Anthony Andrews | 22 |
White Mountain might have lost, but man, Lillian Lausten-Katongan was a machine: she went 11 for 22 on her way to 27 points. The dominant performance gave Lausten-Katongan a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyri Adams, who posted 11 points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial was fully in charge last Saturday, breezing past Aniguiin 60-25.
Having lost for the first time this season, White Mountain fell to 6-1. As for Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial, their win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
White Mountain won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in February of 2024, slipping by Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial 59-58. The rematch might be a little tougher for White Mountain since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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