The Lathrop Malemutes will head out on the road to challenge the North Pole Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Pole took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lathrop, who comes in off a win.
Lathrop is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Juneau-Douglas, who was ranked 13th at the time (Lathrop was ranked eighth). The Malemutes never let the Crimson Bears get on the board and left with a 2-0 win on Friday.
Maya Scanlon and KEO Kiersten Ostnes scored both of Lathrop's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, North Pole fell victim to West Valley and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Wolf Pack, falling 7-0. North Pole have struggled against West Valley recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Lathrop is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those four matchups. As for North Pole, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything went Lathrop's way against North Pole in their previous meeting back in April, as Lathrop made off with a 4-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Malemutes since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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