The Lathrop Malemutes will be defending their home pitch for the first time this season when they go up against the Colony Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Lathrop's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Lathrop's offense. They came up short against Juneau-Douglas on Thursday, falling 7-0.
Meanwhile, Colony faced Bartlett in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Knights' defense stepped up to hand the Golden Bears a 5-0 shutout. Colony haven't had any issues with Bartlett recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Colony hit Bartlett with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Avrie Giegerich (2), Hannah Hofmann, Brooke Sather, and Isabel Beatriz.
Lathrop's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Colony, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Lathrop might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Colony when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will the Malemutes have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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