The Lathrop Malemutes will take on the Colony Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Lathrop's last four contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Lathrop is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Wasilla, who was ranked third at the time (Lathrop was ranked fourth). The Malemutes fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The matchup was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Lathrop couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Colony made sure to put some goals up on the board against Lathrop on Saturday. They beat the Malemutes by a goal, winning 4-3. Colony better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Avrie Geigerich, as she scored every single goal for her team.
Lathrop's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. As for Colony, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
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