After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Kimball, Lathrop was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They snuck past the East Union Lancers with a 19-13 win.
Lathrop was led to victory by JaLeiyah Ray and Luz De Luna. Ray picked up 141 receiving yards and two scores, while De Luna threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt. Ray didn't just play on offense: she also made four total tackles and defended one pass.
Lathrop didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited East Union to a completion percentage of just 50%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from two players: Ray and Faith Butler, who each logged one passes deflected. Lathrop wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 65%.
Although East Union took the loss, they still got scores from Caliyah Lopez and Ava Barrera.
The victory got Lathrop back to even at 1-1. As for East Union, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2.
Lathrop has already played their next game, a 19-6 win against Manteca on the 27th. As for East Union, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 24-6 victory against Ripon on the 27th.
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