Lathrop and Soldotna are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2018, but not for long. The Lathrop Malemutes are on the road again on Saturday to play the Soldotna Stars at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lathrop is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past North Pole 42-13 on the road.
Oschaun Easaw was his usual excellent self, rushing for 320 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lathrop was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Soldotna faced Chugiak in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Soldotna claimed a resounding 56-7 victory over Chugiak at home. That looming 56-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Stars yet this season.
Lathrop pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Soldotna, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-1.
Lathrop was able to grind out a solid win over Soldotna in their previous matchup on October 5th, winning 35-28. Does Lathrop have another victory up their sleeve, or will Soldotna turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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