Football Recap: Lathrop Malemutes vs. West Valley Wolf Pack
On Saturday, Lathrop faced West Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lathrop Malemutes took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 56-12 win over the West Valley Wolf Pack. The result was nothing new for the Malemutes, who have now won four contests by 38 points or more so far this season.
Oschaun Easaw continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 205 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Emmett, who threw for 107 yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lathrop was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 302 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lathrop didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Deshon Hall and Devonte Hall.
Lathrop now has a winning record of 5-4. As for West Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-4.
Lathrop will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against North Pole at 6:00 p.m. Lathrop knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully North Pole likes a good challenge. West Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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