It was a good run, but the Minto Lakers unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They were dealt a 73-46 defeat at the hands of Fort Yukon. While losing is never fun, Minto can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alaska basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while Fort Yukon is ranked tenth).
Ruth Fox and Jena Smith certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Fox scored 19 points, while Smith scored 17 points. Fox hasn't dropped below 15 points for four straight games.
Fort Yukon got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Twila Strom out in front who scored 17 points. Nellie Ward was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Minto's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-10. As for Fort Yukon, they pushed their record up to 20-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Minto does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Fort Yukon also has no future games currently scheduled.
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