The Lathrop Spartans's game on Thursday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 37-24 victory over Chowchilla. This was payback for Lathrop, who suffered a 50-36 loss the last time these two teams met.
Lathrop had a senior duo take command as Tatianna Lowery scored 18 points and Marianna Delgado scored 14 points. That makes it two consecutive games in which Delgado has scored at least 25% of Lathrop's points.
Lathrop now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Chowchilla, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Lathrop will square off against Orestimba at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Chowchilla, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Mariposa County at 6:30 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in California (Mariposa County is ranked 720th, while Chowchilla is ranked 707th).
