On Saturday, the Chevak Comets faced the Hooper Bay Warriors in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Chevak fell 62-55 to Hooper Bay. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Loss or not, Chevak got some senior leadership from Ace Hill and Maurice Slats. Hill scored 20 points, while Slats. scored 16 points. Slats is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 16 every time he's taken the court this season.
Hooper Bay got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Latrell Lake out in front who scored 29 points. Lake is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 21 or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Long, who scored 21 points.
Chevak's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Hooper Bay, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-2.
Chevak will square off against Ignatius Beans at 2:25 p.m. on Wednesday. Chevak is coming into the match with five straight losses on the road, meaning Ignatius Beans will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Hooper Bay, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Unalakleet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Hooper Bay's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
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