Football Preview: Lathrop Spartans vs. Beyer Patriots
After two games on the road, Lathrop is heading back home. They and the Beyer Patriots are set to duel on Wednesday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 945 yards in their previous games.
Lathrop will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Central Valley on Monday. Lathrop strolled past Central Valley with points to spare, taking the game 31-12. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Hawks are ranked 406th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lathrop got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Luz De Luna out in front who threw for 299 yards and five touchdowns. Faith Allen was De Luna's top target, picking up 60 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Beyer came up short against Ceres on Monday and fell 36-26. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Even though they lost, Beyer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 369 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 59.4 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 189.3.
Lathrop has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Beyer, their loss dropped their record down to 4-9.
Everything came up roses for Lathrop against Beyer in their previous meeting back in September, as the team secured a 27-0 victory. Will Lathrop repeat their success, or does Beyer have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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