The Soldotna Stars will take on the Lathrop Malemutes at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Soldotna will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Soldotna is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Eagle River, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Soldotna was ranked first). Soldotna breezed by Eagle River at home to the tune of 40-7 on Friday. Fans of the Stars have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lathrop). They claimed a resounding 58-14 victory over Wasilla on the road. The result was nothing new for the Malemutes, who have now won three matchups by 38 points or more so far this season.
Oschaun Easaw continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 199 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also catching a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 115 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Devin Emmett, who threw for 116 yards and four touchdowns.
Soldotna's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Lathrop, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Soldotna against Lathrop in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 64-14 win. In that contest, Soldotna amassed a halftime lead of 42-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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