The Nelson Island Islanders had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. Everything went their way against Akula Elitnaurvik on Friday as Nelson Island made off with a 64-42 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Nelson Island also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2019.
Nelson Island's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brennan Lincoln, who scored 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gordon Pitka, who scored 17 points.
Nelson Island's win bumped their record up to 1-0. As for Akula Elitnaurvik, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-1.
Nelson Island will head out on the road to face off against Kongiganak at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Akula Elitnaurvik does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
