Baseball Preview: West Valley Wolf Pack vs. Lathrop Malemutes
West Valley is 8-2 against Lathrop since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The West Valley Wolf Pack will be staying on the road to face off against the Lathrop Malemutes. Lathrop took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on West Valley, who comes in off a win.
West Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: North Pole, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (West Valley was ranked sixth). West Valley walked away with an 8-4 victory over North Pole on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Lathrop's offense. They lost 12-0 to Service on Saturday. The loss leaves Lathrop without a win on the season.
West Valley has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2-1 record this season. As for Lathrop, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
West Valley took their win against Lathrop in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 12-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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