The Lathrop Spartans came up short against the Patterson Tigers on Friday, falling 38-17. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 334th, while the Tigers are ranked 157th).
When it comes to explaining why Lathrop lost, don't look at Andre Muqhar. Despite the final result, he rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Lathrop was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Max Medina had a dynamite game for Patterson, throwing for 308 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Medina's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 308 passing yards dating back to last season. Rajean Timmons also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lathrop fell to 2-1. As for Patterson, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lathrop will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Pacheco at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. As for Patterson, they will take on Vacaville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Patterson knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Vacaville likes a good challenge.
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