Chief Paul Memorial's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Kwigillingok Eagles, sneaking past 45-43. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 52-49 win two weeks ago.
Despite the loss, Kwigillingok still got an impressive performance from Caiden Nichols, who posted 22 points. That was a full 51.2% of Kwigillingok's points, marking the fourth time in a row Nichols has scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Lewis, who had seven points.
02/14/25 vs Kwigillingok | 45-43 |
03/04/24 vs Lewis Angapak | 61-53 |
03/03/24 vs Chaputnguak | 49-38 |
02/16/24 vs Eek | 73-68 |
12/16/23 vs Nelson Island | 58-39 |
+ 4 more games |
Chief Paul Memorial pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points over those games. As for Kwigillingok, they are on an 18-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Chief Paul Memorial will have a chance to go back-to-back against Kwigillingok: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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