Soccer Recap: North Pole Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with West Valley

North Pole faced West Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Patriots came up short against the Wolf Pack, falling 7-0. North Pole have struggled against West Valley recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.

North Pole's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for West Valley, the victory snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-7-1 record.

North Pole wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next match, a 6-0 loss against Lathrop on the 20th. As for West Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 win against Juneau-Douglas on the 17th.