Lathrop is 1-9 against Mountain House since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lathrop Spartans will look to defend their home field against the Mountain House Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Lathrop sitting on three straight victories and Mountain House on seven.
Lathrop is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Johansen 16-7.
Mathew Rankin was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit, only one earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Rankin has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rankin was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Omare Cross was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. Jordan Comporato was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mountain House earned an 8-3 win over Pacheco on Friday.
The team relied heavily on Jacob Johnson, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Tyler Jordan, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Lathrop's victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-12. As for Mountain House, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8.
Lathrop might still be hurting after the 14-0 defeat they got from Mountain House when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Lathrop avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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