The Bristol Bay Angels had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They pulled ahead with a 48-47 photo finish over Manokotak. The victory was all the more spectacular given Bristol Bay's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while Manokotak is ranked 20th).
Bristol Bay found their leader in underclassman Brooke Phelps, who scored 19 points. Another player making a difference was Olivia Harvilla, who scored 11 points.
Despite the loss, Manokotak still got an impressive performance from Kelisha Gloko, who scored 15 points. Gloko has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesslynn Logusak, who scored 11 points.
Bristol Bay has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Manokotak, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-3.
Bristol Bay will face off against Tuluksak at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Manokotak does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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