The King Cove T-Jacks and Rookies entered their tilt with the Sand Point Eagles/Lady Eagles with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. King Cove enjoyed a cozy 71-52 victory over Sand Point on Friday. That's another feather in the cap for King Cove, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Despite the loss, Sand Point still got an impressive performance from Rowdy Tripp, who scored 27 points along with seven rebounds. That was a full 51.9% of Sand Point's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Peter Calugan, who scored 11 points.
King Cove's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Sand Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-1.
King Cove won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Sand Point at 10:30 a.m. on January 20th. Hopefully Sand Point focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Friday. They won't have much time to rest: their next game is against King Cove at 10:30 a.m. on January 20th. King Cove has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 209 points over their last three matches.
