With a playoff game on the line, Lathrop rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They took down the Wheatland Pirates 41-25. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Pirates are ranked 335th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lathrop found their leader in sophomore Faith Allen, who rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown. Those 65 rushing yards gave Allen a new career-high.
Allen was just one part of a punishing run game: Lathrop was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lathrop didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Heiddy Camacho and Tianna Gonzalez.
Lathrop is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.6 points per game. As for Wheatland, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Lathrop wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 27-20 victory against Fairfield on the 31st. Wheatland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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