The Cook Inlet Academy Eagles and the Minto Lakers will face off at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Cook Inlet Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Shaktoolik, who was ranked 24th at the time (Cook Inlet Academy was ranked 25th). Cook Inlet Academy was beaten by Shaktoolik 75-16 on Friday. The match marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Minto came up short against Nenana on Friday and fell 53-40. The Lakers haven't had much luck with the Lynx recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Cook Inlet Academy will need focus on slowing down Jena Smith, one of several Minto players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Naomi Fox, who earned ten points.
Minto now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Cook Inlet Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
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