The Tok Wolverines fought the good fight in their overtime game against the Ninilchik Wolverines on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolverines by a score of 68-66. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Tok in their matchups with Ninilchik: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, Tok still got an impressive performance from Marvin Captain, who scored 29 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Captain has scored all season. Ethan Gunter was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with eight rebounds.
Kade McCorison continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Ninilchik, scoring 23 points along with three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Lemons, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Tok's loss dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Ninilchik, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Tok does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Ninilchik is on the road again on Saturday and plays Susitna Valley at 1:45 p.m. on March 9th. Ninilchik knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past nine contests -- so hopefully Susitna Valley likes a good challenge.
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