Basketball Recap: Lathrop Skates Past Valdez with Ease

Malemutes

Margin (Wins)

01/24/25 vs Hutchison	44
02/14/25 @ Valdez	38
01/21/25 @ West Valley	38
02/11/25 vs West Valley	37
12/27/24 vs Metlakatla	30

Lathrop won the last time they faced Valdez and things went their way on Friday too. The Lathrop Malemutes breezed past the Valdez Buccaneers to the tune of 57-19. The Malemutes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.

The victory made it two in a row for Lathrop and bumps their season record up to 9-6. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.5 points over those games. As for Valdez, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season.

Lathrop has already played their next contest, a 63-25 loss against Mountain City Christian Academy on the 14th. As for Valdez, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 71-33 defeat against Barrow on the 14th.