The Linden Lions lost against the Lathrop Spartans back in December of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Linden was outmatched by Lathrop at home and fell 79-47. Linden has struggled against Lathrop recently, as their matchup on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Lathrop can attribute much of their success to Reniel Crisostomo, who went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc en route to 25 points and 0 assists. The matchup was Crisostomo's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Chris Ramos was another key contributor, scoring 7 points along with 5 assists and 4 steals.
Linden's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Lathrop, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Linden will face off against Union Mine at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Union Mine's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. Lathrop will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Sonora at 7:15 p.m. on December 11th.
