West Valley hasn't had much luck against Lathrop recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The West Valley Wolf Pack will be playing at home against the Lathrop Malemutes at 4:00 p.m.
West Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: North Pole, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (West Valley was ranked 11th). West Valley took a 28-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Pole. The Wolf Pack have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Lathrop had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Stars by a score of 35-28.
Oschaun Easaw continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 196 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 115 rushing yards dating back to last season. Devin Emmett was another key player, throwing for 154 yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lathrop was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Lathrop wouldn't let Soldotna keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bishop Andreanoff was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
West Valley's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Lathrop, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-4.
West Valley took a serious blow against Lathrop in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 71-20. Thankfully for West Valley, Solomon Wade (who threw for 313 yards and five touchdowns on only 18 passes, and also rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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