The Central Valley Hawks will square off against the Lathrop Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Central Valley has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Lathrop will arrive with five straight wins.
Central Valley is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Johansen on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Central Valley was outmatched by Johansen at home and fell 38-3.
Meanwhile, Lathrop didn't have too much trouble with Livingston on the road on Friday as they won 28-10. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Wolves are ranked 595th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Central Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Lathrop, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
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