North Pole hasn't had much luck against Lathrop recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The North Pole Patriots will face off against the Lathrop Malemutes at 6:00 p.m. North Pole will be strutting in after a victory while Lathrop will be coming in after a loss.
North Pole is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Houston, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (North Pole was ranked ninth). North Pole claimed a resounding 36-6 win over Houston at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Devin Cooper-Jackson was a one-man wrecking crew for North Pole as he rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Landon Ritter was in the mix too, providing North Pole with two receiving touchdowns touchdowns.
North Pole's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kaiden Thompson and Al Bua.
Meanwhile, Lathrop was just a hair shy of victory on Saturday and fell 21-20 to West Anchorage. The Malemutes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North Pole now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Lathrop, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
North Pole was dealt a bruising 45-7 defeat at the hands of Lathrop when the teams last played back in August. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point North Pole was down 25-0.
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