The North Pole Patriots will take on the Ketchikan Kings at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. North Pole is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
On Tuesday, North Pole didn't have too much trouble with West Valley as they won 46-28. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Wolf Pack are ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ketchikan wound up with the same score they had in their last game (47-43), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
North Pole has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Ketchikan, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Everything came up roses for North Pole against Ketchikan when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 54-27 win. Will North Pole repeat their success, or does Ketchikan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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