Lathrop has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the North Pole Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Pole took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lathrop, who comes in off a win.
Lathrop is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Colony, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Lathrop was ranked 12th). Lathrop came out on top against Colony by a score of 8-4 on Friday.
Meanwhile, North Pole was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 12-9 to Soldotna.
Trinity Smith was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of Danika Dawley, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Lathrop made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-4-1. As for North Pole, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14-1.
Lathrop skirted past North Pole 5-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lathrop since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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