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| 04/24/25 - Away | 4-1 W |
| 05/10/24 - Home | 6-1 W |
| 05/18/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 04/24/19 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 04/24/18 - Away | 9-1 W |
| + 3 more games |
West Valley is a perfect 8-0 against North Pole since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Wolf Pack will face off against the Patriots at 5:30 p.m. West Valley's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for nine straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
West Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Lathrop, who was ranked eighth at the time (West Valley was ranked 12th). The Wolf Pack took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Malemutes on Tuesday. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but West Valley couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, North Pole was a bit more limited in their contest on Saturday. They came up short against Wasilla, falling 6-0. The loss continues a trend for North Pole in their meetings with Wasilla: they've now lost nine in a row.
West Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7-1. As for North Pole, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything went West Valley's way against North Pole in their previous matchup back in April, as West Valley made off with a 4-1 win. Will the Wolf Pack repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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