The Johansen Vikings and the Lathrop Spartans are set to duel on Monday. Johansen is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Johansen's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Ceres on Monday. They were dealt a 48-0 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 561st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 249th).
Meanwhile, Lathrop waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They snuck past the Bulldogs with a 27-22 win.
Lathrop found their leader in underclassman Faith Allen, who rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Angelique Gonzalez made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Johansen's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Lathrop, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Johansen was dealt a bruising 34-0 loss at the hands of Lathrop when the teams last played back in September. Can Johansen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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