Pacheco extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to five on Wednesday, dropping them down to 0-4. They came up short against the Lathrop Spartans, falling 20-2. The Panthers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Spartans from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.
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Isabella Chavez was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
As for Lathrop, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2-1 record this season. The matchup marked their most dominant win of the season so far.
On Lathrop's side, Maci De Costa made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. De Costa was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of her plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Lathrop let Tianna Gonzalez and Ja'Leiyah Ray run wild. Gonzalez got on base in all four of her plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Ray got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. That's the most runs Gonzalez has posted since back in April of 2025. The team also got some help courtesy of Avaihna Calderon, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
Coming up, Pacheco will head out on the road to take on Central Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Hawks have averaged an impressive 8 runs per game this season. As for Lathrop, they will be playing at home against Grace Davis at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Grace Davis has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.25 runs per game on average), something Lathrop will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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