The Lathrop Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Johansen Vikings at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Lathrop's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for eight straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Lathrop's offense. They lost 4-0 to Ceres on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Spartans have lost by exactly four goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Johansen). They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Pacheco on Tuesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Vikings with their most commanding win of the season.
Johansen's win bumped their record up to 9-5-3. As for Lathrop, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Lathrop came up short against Johansen when the teams last played on January 7th, falling 3-1. Can Lathrop avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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