On Friday, West Anchorage faced Bartlett in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The West Anchorage Eagles fell just short of the Bartlett Golden Bears by a score of 46-44. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Golden Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Wednesday Bithow, who posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aniah Harris, who had nine points.
Even though they lost, West Anchorage was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bartlett only racked up eight assists.
Bartlett found their leader in freshman Kennedi Gaines, who earned 24 points along with eight steals and six boards. Gaines' evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Harmony Jenkins-Foster, who went 6 of 8 en route to 12 points and three steals.
West Anchorage's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Bartlett, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
West Anchorage has already played their next game, a 58-51 win against Service on the 4th. As for Bartlett, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 68-23 victory against South Anchorage on the 4th.
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