Lathrop hasn't had much luck against West Valley recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Malemutes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wolf Pack at 7:30 p.m.
Lathrop is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Colony, who was ranked sixth at the time (Lathrop was ranked 12th). The Malemutes fell just short of the Knights by a score of 1-0 on Friday.
Meanwhile, West Valley had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Knights a 5-0 shutout. With that win, West Valley brought their scoring average up to 2.7 goals per game.
They hit Colony with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Django Gianakopoulos (2), Koen Aitken (2), and Cole Stumpf.
Lathrop's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for West Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Lathrop came up short against West Valley in their previous meeting back in May of 2025, falling 3-1. Will the Malemutes have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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