Polo is 4-0 against Lathrop since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Polo Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Lathrop Mules at 5:00 p.m. Polo will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings (they are ranked 314th, while Lathrop is ranked 23rd).
Last Thursday, Polo was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 35-30 to Wellington-Napoleon. It was the first time this season that Polo let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, Lathrop put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 61-51 win over North Platte.
Polo's loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. As for Lathrop, they pushed their record up to 22-0 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
Polo strolled past Lathrop when the teams last played back in February of 2022 by a score of 51-37. Will Polo repeat their success, or does Lathrop have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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