The Lathrop Malemutes will challenge the North Pole Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lathrop is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Valdez, who was ranked 25th at the time (Lathrop was ranked tenth). Lathrop came out on top against Valdez by a score of 65-54 on Saturday. The Malemutes' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, North Pole waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Wolf Pack 64-23. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 24 points or more this season.
North Pole has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points per game. As for Lathrop, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Lathrop came up short against North Pole in their previous meeting on Friday, falling 51-39. Can Lathrop avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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