Lathrop lost against Beyer back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Lathrop Spartans received a blow as they fell 72-58 to the Beyer Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 906th, while the Patriots are ranked 266th).
When it comes to explaining why Lathrop lost, don't look at Bryan Gamboa. Despite the final result, he went 8-for-16 on his way to 25 points. What's more, Gamboa also posted a 56% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in December of 2024. Nicolas Arceo was another key player, putting up eight points.
Lathrop's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-18. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points over those games. As for Beyer, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season.
Lathrop does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Beyer has already played their next game (against El Capitan), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
