Basketball Game Preview: Valdez Buccaneers vs. Lathrop Malemutes

The Valdez Buccaneers and the Lathrop Malemutes will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Valdez knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matchups -- so hopefully Lathrop likes a good challenge.

Valdez's tournament run continued when they took on Barrow on Friday. Valdez took an 84-70 bruising from Barrow. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (59), the Buccaneers still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Lathrop lost to Sitka on the road by a 77-61 margin on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Malemutes in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now lost four in a row.

Valdez's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-7. As for Lathrop, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.

Valdez came up short against Lathrop when the teams last played back in January, falling 61-54. Will Valdez have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.