The Lathrop Malemutes will square off against the West Valley Wolf Pack at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Lathrop is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: North Pole, who was ranked 17th at the time (Lathrop was ranked 12th). Lathrop received a blow on Thursday as they fell 45-31 to North Pole. The loss continues a trend for the Malemutes in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, West Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by North Pole and fell 64-23.
West Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Lathrop, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Lathrop couldn't quite finish off West Valley in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 47-45. Can Lathrop avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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