Lathrop is 1-6 against West Anchorage since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Lathrop Malemutes will look to defend their home field against the West Anchorage Eagles at 3:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lathrop is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Palmer, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Lathrop was ranked fourth). Lathrop fell 35-28 to Palmer on Saturday.
Meanwhile, West Anchorage unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They took a 36-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bettye Davis East Anchorage.
Lathrop's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for West Anchorage, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Things could have been worse for Lathrop, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 34-20 loss to West Anchorage in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Lathrop avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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