Lathrop is 0-7 against Los Banos since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Lathrop Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Los Banos Tigers at 4:00 p.m. Lathrop is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Lathrop can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Johansen as Lathrop made off with an 11-1 victory.
The team relied heavily on Luz De Luna, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tianna Gonzalez, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Los Banos' good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 9-3 to Ceres. The defeat continues a trend for Los Banos in their matchups with Ceres: they've now lost three in a row.
Los Banos saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Moxie Barton, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Barton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Isabel Orozco, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Lathrop pushed their record up to 13-6 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Los Banos, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-4-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lathrop has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Los Banos struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lathrop suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Los Banos in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barton, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Lathrop knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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