The Lathrop Malemutes will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Soldotna Stars at 2:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lathrop is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Wasilla, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Lathrop was ranked eighth). Lathrop breezed by Wasilla on the road to the tune of 58-14 on Saturday. The Malemutes' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Oschaun Easaw, who rushed for 199 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 115 rushing yards dating back to last season. Devin Emmett was another key player, throwing for 116 yards and four touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Soldotna put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 40-7 win over Eagle River at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 20-0.
Lathrop's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Soldotna, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Lathrop was dealt a bruising 64-14 defeat at the hands of Soldotna in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lathrop was down 42-0.
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