Basketball Recap: Nelson Island Piles Up the Points Against Nightmute Elitnaurviat

Nelson Island had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 36-point drubbing they dealt Nightmute Elitnaurviat on Thursday. The Nelson Island Islanders took their contest with ease, bagging an 83-47 victory over the Nightmute Elitnaurviat Nighthawks. The Islanders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Nightmute Elitnaurviat lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Louis Post, who posted 25 points. That was a full 53.2% of Nightmute Elitnaurviat's points, marking the sixth time in a row Post has scored more than a third of the team's points. Richard Anthony was another key player, putting up 15 points.

Nelson Island is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 48.5 points. Nightmute Elitnaurviat's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.

Nelson Island has already played their next contest, a 98-71 win against Chaputnguak on the 20th. As for Nightmute Elitnaurviat, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 74-72 loss against Ayaprun on the 20th.