On Friday, the Hooper Bay Warriors faced the Scammon Bay Eagles in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Hooper Bay took down Scammon Bay 68-49. The victory was nothing new for Hooper Bay as they're now sitting on five straight.
Hooper Bay got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Carson Long out in front who scored 29 points. Long hasn't dropped below 15points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Latrell Lake, who scored 20 points.
Despite the loss, Scammon Bay still got an impressive performance from Stewie Sundown, who scored 15 points. Sundown has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. Josiah Sundown was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Hooper Bay pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 31.73 points. As for Scammon Bay, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3.
Hooper Bay and Scammon Bay will face off at 8:30 p.m. on January 20th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Alaska (Scammon Bay is ranked sixth, while Hooper Bay is ranked seventh). Scammon Bay on the road again on Saturday and play against Chevak at 1:30 p.m. on January 20th.