It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lathrop had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the North Pole Patriots, posting a 42-13 victory on the road. The Malemutes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 29 points or more this season.
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 matches.
Lathrop's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-4. As for North Pole, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-3.
Lathrop's road trip will continue as they head out to face Soldotna at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lathrop is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.4 points per game this season. North Pole does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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