The Lathrop Spartans and the Del Norte Nighthawks will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lathrop has four straight wins, Del Norte has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Lathrop earned a 42-34 victory over Franklin.
Shakara Porter was the offensive standout of the contest as she posted 15 points. Another player making a difference was Audrina Fisher, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, Del Norte came up short against Christian on Monday and fell 57-48. While losing is never fun, the Nighthawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 813th, while the Patriots are ranked 299th).
Del Norte's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Lathrop, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Lathrop came up short against Del Norte when the teams last played back in December of 2017, falling 61-48. Can Lathrop avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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