On Thursday, Lathrop faced West Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lathrop Malemutes fell just short of the West Valley Wolf Pack by a score of 9-8. Lathrop was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as West Valley apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Saturday.
For West Valley's part, the team relied heavily on Kayla Anthony, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Anthony has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Poulsen, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Lathrop's defeat dropped their record down to 12-9-1. As for West Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-1 record this season.
Lathrop does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge Colony at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Colony is coming into the game with seven straight victories at home, so West Valley will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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