Recap: Lathrop Spartans vs. Orestimba Warriors
The Lathrop Spartans won the last time they faced the Orestimba Warriors, and things went their way on Saturday too. Lathrop came out on top against Orestimba by a score of 28-20. The win made it back-to-back wins for Lathrop.
Lathrop found their leader in underclassman Shakara Porter, who scored 4 points along with 17 rebounds and 8 steals. Porter is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Marianna Delgado, who scored 7 points.
When it comes to explaining why Orestimba lost, one person who can't be blamed is Olivia Gray. Despite the final result, she scored 9 points along with 10 rebounds and 3 steals. Gray scored a full 45% of Orestimba's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Lathrop's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Orestimba, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Lathrop is on the road again on Tuesday and play against West at 6:30 p.m. on December 5th. As for Orestimba, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Downey at 7:00 p.m. Downey is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
