Pacheco entered their match against Lathrop on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Panthers fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, Pacheco can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 372nd, while Lathrop are ranked 116th).
Pacheco's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1-3 and their overall record down to 6-3-5. As for Lathrop, they pushed their record up to 14-3-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Coming up, Pacheco will face off against Central Valley at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lathrop, they will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Grace Davis at 6:00 p.m. Lathrop will be up against Grace Davis' rather soft defense (which has allowed four goals per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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