Lathrop has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the North Pole Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Alaska (Lathrop is ranked 13th, while North Pole is ranked 14th).
Lathrop is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Saturday, they were much more limited against West Valley on Tuesday. They lost 4-0 to the Wolf Pack. Lathrop has struggled against West Valley recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, North Pole can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They put the hurt on Hutchison with a sharp 6-2 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what North Pole needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
They hit Hutchison with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
William Good (3),
Diego De Olague,
Pablo Hernandez, and
Marcus Lipari.
Lathrop's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for North Pole, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Lathrop took their victory against North Pole when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. Does Lathrop have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Pole turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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