The Lathrop Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Grace Davis Spartans at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Lathrop is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Pacheco on Tuesday. Lathrop fell just short of Pacheco by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 376th, while the Panthers are ranked 187th).
Meanwhile, Grace Davis didn't have quite enough to beat Central Valley on Tuesday and fell 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.
Grace Davis' goal came courtesy of William Oceguera Lopez, which was the first he's scored this season.
Grace Davis' defeat dropped their record down to 7-11-2. As for Lathrop, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6-3.
Lathrop beat Grace Davis 3-1 when the teams last played back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lathrop since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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