The Russian Mission Brown Bears will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Pilot Station King Salmon on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Russian Mission is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Emmonak on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Russian Mission was beaten by Emmonak 87-49. The Brown Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 66-26.
Meanwhile, Pilot Station was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt an 84-32 loss at the hands of Emmonak. One positive for the King Salmon, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Russian Mission's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points over those games. As for Pilot Station, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Russian Mission against Pilot Station in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 58-20 victory. In that contest, Russian Mission amassed a halftime lead of 40-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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