The Barrow Whalers will take on the Valdez Buccaneers at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Barrow knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 12 matches -- so hopefully Valdez likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, Barrow was able to grind out a solid victory over Bethel, taking the game 58-50.
Barrow can attribute much of their success to Alex Fruean, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and two steals, and Jaziah Tivao, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds. Tivao is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Uatahouse Tui?fua, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 15 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Valdez entered their tilt with Delta with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Huskies by a score of 50-39 last Friday.
Barrow has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Valdez, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-5.
Barrow couldn't quite finish off Valdez in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 and fell 47-45. Can Barrow avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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