The North Pole Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Ketchikan Kings at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Ketchikan took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on North Pole, who comes in off a win.
North Pole is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat Hutchison 74-14. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Hawks are ranked 109th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ketchikan had to suffer through a 51-23 loss at the hands of Juneau-Douglas. The Kings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The win made it two in a row for North Pole and bumps their season record up to 12-8. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 43 points. As for Ketchikan, their loss dropped their record down to 6-13.
North Pole beat Ketchikan 30-18 when the teams last played on February 6th. Does North Pole have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ketchikan turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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