Soccer Preview: Lathrop vs. West Valley
The Lathrop Malemutes have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the West Valley Wolf Pack at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lathrop will be strutting in after a win while West Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Lathrop is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Wasilla (and have done all season long). Lathrop was the clear victor by a 5-1 margin over Wasilla on Saturday. The high-scoring effort was just what Lathrop needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
They hit Wasilla with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Gavin Wilson (2),
Inigo Armendariz (2), and
Landon Manley.
Meanwhile, West Valley faced Colony in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. West Valley fell just short of Colony by a score of 1-0. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but West Valley couldn't quite close it out.
Lathrop is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for West Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-2.
Lathrop came up short against West Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Lathrop have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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