Unalakleet lost to Nome-Beltz last Saturday, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Unalakleet Wolfpack skirted past the Nome-Beltz Nanooks 38-35. Given the Wolfpack's advantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Nanooks are ranked 29th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nome-Beltz lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Wookie Nichols, who posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamylee Walters, who scored eight points.
Unalakleet's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Nome-Beltz, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Unalakleet beat Nome-Beltz by a score of 63-59 on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
