It was a good run, but the Barrow Whalers unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell to Nome-Beltz 62-57. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Barrow lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Uatahouse Tui?fua, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Tui?fua has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jaziah Tivao, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds.
Barrow's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Nome-Beltz, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Barrow will be playing in front of their home fans against Kotzebue on Friday. Kotzebue is coming into the contest with seven straight losses on the road, meaning Barrow will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Nome-Beltz, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Unalakleet at 7:30 p.m. on March 1st.
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