On Friday, Lathrop faced Colony in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lathrop Malemutes fell 2-0 to the Colony Knights. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Lathrop couldn't quite close it out.
Lathrop now has a losing record at 3-4-1. As for Colony, their win bumped their record up to 6-4-2.
Lathrop will look to defend their home pitch on Saturday against Wasilla at 10:00 a.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Alaska (Lathrop is ranked 13th, while Wasilla is ranked 11th). As for Colony, they will head out on the road to take on West Valley at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Colony is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
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