The Beyer Patriots (Modesto, CA) baseball trounced the host Lathrop Spartans (Lathrop, CA), 18-12 in Thursday's league challenge.

The Patriots now own a 13-8 record. They take the field next when they host Johansen for a Western Athletic Conference challenge on Tuesday, April 28. Beyer will clash with a Vikings team coming off a 10-3 league loss to Grace Davis (Modesto, CA). The Vikings record now stands at 3-15.

With the defeat, Lathrop drops to 7-15 on the year. The Spartans travel to Pacheco (Los Banos, CA) to clash with the Panthers in a Western Athletic Conference challenge on Tuesday, April 28. The Panthers go into the challenge with a record of 15-6. Pacheco won 12-2 in their recent league challenge against Livingston (Livingston, CA)