The Lathrop Spartans will square off against the Fairfield Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lathrop comes in on three and Fairfield on 11.
Lathrop is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 41-25 victory over Wheatland. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Pirates are ranked 351st), 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. The dominant performance gave Allen a new career-high in rushing yards.
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.
Meanwhile, Fairfield got themselves on the board against El Camino on Tuesday, but El Camino never followed suit. They took their match with ease, bagging a 34-0 win over the Eagles. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won 14 matchups by 29 points or more so far this season.
Lathrop pushed their record up to 19-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Fairfield, their win bumped their record up to 20-4.
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