The Unalakleet Wolfpack will take on the Cordova Wolverines at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Unalakleet is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Metlakatla, who was ranked 16th at the time (Unalakleet was ranked 11th). Unalakleet came out on top in a nail-biter against Metlakatla on Friday, sneaking past 43-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wolfpack have posted since January 10, 2024.
Meanwhile, Cordova waltzed into their contest on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They secured a 26-20 W over the Vikings. The 26-point effort marked the Wolverines' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Unalakleet is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Cordova, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Unalakleet ended up a good deal behind Cordova in their previous meeting back in January of 2020, losing 59-43. Can Unalakleet avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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