The Lathrop girls basketball team put together one of its most complete efforts of the season Thursday against Beyer as it gears up for a challenging week of Western Athletic Conference games.

Sophomore forward Shakara Porter produced 19 points, 15 rebounds, four steals and three assists in the Spartans’ 62-40 win. Tatiana Lowery added 18 points, three assists and three steals.

Lathrop (4-0 WAC, 14-5 overall) built a 31-18 halftime lead and widened the gap with a 20-point third quarter.

Kylie Kulina anchored the visiting Patriots (0-4, 3-13) with 21 points.

“We knew she could be a volume scorer, so our goal was to freeze everybody else out,” Lathrop coach Dwayne Davis said. “We played very good team defense tonight and really followed the game plan. We didn’t put them on the (free-throw) line, which is a big emphasis. They only shot five free throws, and this is the second game in a row we shot more free throws than the opponent.”

Sierra Adams (six rebounds), Riana Delacruz and Mariana Delgado (seven rebounds) each scored six points. Milyn Morales pitched in six rebounds and two blocks.

The Spartans have two big road games next Monday and Tuesday at Johansen and Modesto, respectively. They return home Thursday to face Los Banos.

Escalon 65, Ripon 29

Ripon (1-3, 7-11 overall) struggled to keep up with the Trans-Valley League-leading Cougars (3-0, 18-0) with freshman point guard Kaylee Lehmkuhl out to injury.

Vanessah Ponce led the Indians with nine points. Cami Hutson added six points, and Shayla McKeon grabbed eight rebounds.

Madi Babasa made four 3s and amassed 22 points for Escalon. Sammy Long had 16 points.

Ripon Christian 48, Livingston 30

Senior standout Maddie Yonker returned to action after missing the Knights’ last three games, firing 27 points, 12 rebounds, five steals and three assists.

Reagan Vander Hoek added 11 points and 15 boards. Mikaela Oosterman contributed six points and nine rebounds for Ripon Christian (1-2 TVL, 9-7 overall).

Junior varsity

Escalon 31, Ripon 28

The Indians came up short despite an 18-point eruption from Scarlett Ponce.

Lathrop 42, Beyer 22

Tatianna Lopez collected 19 points, eight steals and five rebounds in the blowout win for the Spartans. They jumped out to a 13-2 lead and were well ahead by halftime, 29-7.

Kriselle Matella added 10 points, and Chloe Jenkins pulled down six rebounds.