Lathrop had lost six straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 7-16 to make it seven. They lost 15-5 to the Pacheco Panthers. The Spartans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 8-5.
Nazir Jones made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run.
As for Pacheco, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-13 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games.
On Pacheco's side, Mario Rivera and Tucker Kim made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Rivera struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Meanwhile, Kim pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Pacheco is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-11 otherwise. At the plate, Rivera went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and one double, while Kim went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Rivera a new career-high.
In other batting news, Pacheco let Aidan Pikas and Thomas Price run wild. Pikas got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double, while Price got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI and two runs. Pikas has become a key player for Pacheco: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 5-12 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Danny Romero Jr, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI.
As of now, neither Lathrop nor Pacheco have any future games scheduled.
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