After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Patterson, Lathrop was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top against the Pacheco Panthers by a score of 28-18. That's more bragging rights for the Spartans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lathrop wouldn't let Pacheco keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lathrop can thank Sean Teu and Andrew Chunn for forcing both of them. Teu also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine. Another thorn in Pacheco's side was Casyn Hopping, who picked up a sack and made 14 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Lathrop was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Lathrop pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pacheco, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Lathrop will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Ceres at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Pacheco also won't see the field for a while: their next matchis against Johansen at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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