North Pole hasn't had much luck against West Valley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the Wolf Pack at 5:30 p.m.
North Pole is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Wasilla, who was ranked eighth at the time (North Pole was ranked 17th). The Patriots came up short against the Warriors on Saturday, falling 4-0. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, North Pole's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, West Valley earned a 3-1 victory over Lathrop on Tuesday. West Valley haven't had any issues with Lathrop recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
West Valley hit Lathrop with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Koen Aitken, Conrad Lassey, and Quinn Willis.
North Pole's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5-2. As for West Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4-1.
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