The Lathrop Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Central Valley Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lathrop is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.5 points per game this season.
Lathrop is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Livingston just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 35-12 to the Wolves. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Spartans, who until this matchup were averaging 10.89 points allowed.
Lathrop's defeat came about despite a quality game from Luz De Luna, who threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Lathrop's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Sarah Vivero was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twoherself.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central Valley). They blew past Johansen 42-21 on Wednesday. Considering the Hawks have won six matches by more than 20 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lathrop's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-3. As for Central Valley, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-11.
Everything came up roses for Lathrop against Central Valley when the teams last played back in September, as the team secured a 33-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lathrop since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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