Kotzebue was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Barrow Whalers and fell 75-12. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Whalers are ranked ninth).
Leading Barrow to victory were Aiga Unutoa and Kylen Burnell. Unutoa dropped a triple-double with 16 points, ten assists, and ten steals, while Burnell went 12-for-23 to rack up 29 points and four steals. The game was Burnell's tenth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zadah Unutoa, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 11 rebounds.
Kotzebue's loss dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Barrow, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Kotzebue has already played their next match, a 63-48 victory against Nome-Beltz on the 7th. As for Barrow, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 74-38 win against Bethel on the 7th.
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