The Colony Knights will take on the Lathrop Malemutes at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Colony is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: West Valley, who was ranked ninth at the time (Colony was ranked seventh). The Knights fell just short of the Wolf Pack by a score of 1-0 on Friday. Colony's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Lathrop entered their tilt with Wasilla on Friday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Warriors a 1-0 shutout. Lathrop's winning goal came courtesy of Emmy Eddy.
Colony's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Lathrop, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Colony came out on top in a nail-biter against Lathrop when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Malemutes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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