Basketball Game Preview: West Valley Wolf Pack vs. Lathrop Malemutes

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Previous Games

01/21/25 - Home	43-37 W
01/18/25 - Away	47-43 W
02/27/24 - Away	55-43 W
02/20/24 - Home	46-42 W
02/14/23 - Home	75-35 W
+ 5 more games

West Valley has gone a perfect 10-0 against Lathrop recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The West Valley Wolf Pack will challenge the Lathrop Malemutes at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

West Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Bettye Davis East Anchorage, who was ranked first at the time (West Valley was ranked fifth). West Valley fell just short of Bettye Davis East Anchorage by a score of 43-41 on Friday. The game marked the Wolf Pack's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Lathrop suffered their biggest defeat since December 29, 2024 on Saturday. They came up short against Bettye Davis East Anchorage, falling 70-50. The loss continues a trend for the Malemutes in their matchups with the Thunderbirds: they've now lost four in a row.

West Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Lathrop, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.

West Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Lathrop in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 43-37 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.