Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Lathrop

Malemutes

Previous 5 Games

02/04/25 vs North Pole	58-51
01/28/25 @ North Pole	78-44
01/25/25 @ Barrow	64-54
01/24/25 vs Hutchison	54-29
01/23/25 vs Nikiski	75-27

Lathrop entered their tilt with North Pole on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the North Pole Patriots by a score of 58-51. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 78-44 last Tuesday.

Lathrop's win bumped their record up to 10-7. As for North Pole, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.

Lathrop and North Pole could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Alaska Rankings. Lathrop will take on Bettye Davis East Anchorage at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday down 29 places (30 vs. 1). Meanwhile, North Pole (ranked 83rd) will meet Monroe Catholic (ranked 13th) at 7:30 p.m. on February 11th.