After each having a week off, the Pacheco Panthers and the Lathrop Spartans will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lathrop took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Pacheco, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Pacheco didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Los Banos, but they still walked away with a 17-12 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Jacob Sanchez had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The bulk of thoserushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 70 yards.
Pacheco was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 156 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lathrop came up short against Patterson last Friday, falling 38-17. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 334th, while the Tigers are ranked 157th).
Pacheco now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Lathrop, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-1.
Pacheco couldn't quite finish off Lathrop in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 and fell 24-21. Thankfully for Pacheco, Julio Garcia (who rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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