Lathrop has been on the road for seven straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the West Valley Wolf Pack at 6:00 p.m. Neither Lathrop nor West Valley posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Lathrop is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Dimond, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Lathrop was ranked fourth). Lathrop pulled ahead with a 7-6 photo finish over Dimond on Saturday.
Meanwhile, West Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 36-0 loss at the hands of Colony.
Lathrop pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for West Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Lathrop didn't have too much breathing room in their game against West Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 12-7 victory. Will Lathrop repeat their success, or does West Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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