The Central Valley Hawks will square off against the Lathrop Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Central Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Lathrop will be coming in after a defeat.
Central Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 42-21 margin over Johansen on Wednesday. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lathrop unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They lost 35-12 to Livingston. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Spartans, who until this matchup were averaging 10.89 points allowed.
Luz De Luna put forth a good effort for the losing side as she threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Lathrop's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Leading the way was Sarah Vivero with two.
Central Valley's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-11. As for Lathrop, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-3.
Central Valley took a serious blow against Lathrop in their previous meeting back in September, falling 33-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of De Luna, who threw for 256 yards and five touchdowns. Now that Central Valley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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