The Wasilla Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Lathrop Malemutes at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wasilla is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Wasilla 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 (Wasilla was ranked third). The Warriors' defense stepped up to hand the Wolf Pack a 4-0 shutout on Saturday. The high-scoring effort was just what Wasilla needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
They hit West Valley with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Mylee Anderson, Makenna Hanson, Violet Schachle, and Lainey Kroon.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lathrop, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past West Valley 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Lathrop were the better team in the second half.
Lathrop's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those three contests. As for Wasilla, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2-1 record this season.
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