Lathrop has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Palmer Moose at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lathrop is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Eagle River, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Lathrop was ranked 12th). Lathrop's defense stepped up to hand Eagle River a 2-0 shutout on Saturday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Lathrop was the better team in the second half.
Ayzia Spores and
Maya Scanlon scored both of Lathrop's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Palmer sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Nikiski on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Palmer.
Lathrop's win bumped their record up to 2-3-1. As for Palmer, they now have a winning record of 3-2-2.
Lathrop took their victory against Palmer in their previous matchup back in April of 2022 by a conclusive 9-0. Does Lathrop have another victory up their sleeve, or will Palmer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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