Lathrop’s girls basketball team completed a perfect run through the first half of its Western Athletic Conference schedule Thursday, bursting past visiting Los Banos 37-30 thanks to a tide-turning third-quarter eruption.

“The goal was to get to the halfway point unblemished and get a look at everybody,” Lathrop coach Dwayne Davis said. “We’ll make adjustments in the second half and go from there, but we like the position we are in.”

The Spartans (7-0 WAC, 14-6 overall) are two games ahead of second-place Mountain House, but five of their remaining seven contests will be on the road.

On Thursday, Lathrop trailed 21-13 at halftime but mounted a 21-2 run in the third quarter.

Marianna Delgado spearheaded the surge, scoring 11 of her game-high 15 points while knocking down three 3s in the third period. Tatiana Lowery contributed to the run with all of her seven points.

Sanah Sunner added nine points, while Alaba Olalleye (four points, 19 rebounds and Shakara Porter (two points, 14 rebounds) did the dirty work in the post.

Los Banos (3-3, 10-10), which jumped out to a 15-6 first-quarter lead, was led by America Estrada’s 14 points.

GIRLS SOCCER

Ripon Christian 3, Delhi 1

The Knights (4-0-2, 10-2-3 overall) picked up a key Southern Athletic League win at home, putting themselves firmly in first place.

Delhi (2-1-1, 2-3-1) made the first move, converting on a penalty kick early in the second half.

Ripon Christian was quick to respond, as Addison De Jong evened the score with a penalty kick of her own. Dayna Koolhaas put the Knights ahead five minutes later, and freshman Alanna Blanco provided the insurance goal with four minutes to go.

Ripon 2, Riverbank 0

The Indians (3-0 Trans-Valley League, 12-4-2 overall) had a tough time breaking through Riverbank’s defensive formation bat Mary Grogan Community Park but had an overwhelming advantage in shots attempted, 27-4.

Defender Alyson Harvey was the first to find the net, doing so with a 40-yard bomb in the 33rd minute. Kaitlyn Espinola doubled the lead in the 66th minute. Ines Rodriguez and Ariana Daniels had the assists.

Goalie Ellena Parenti-Gomez recorded two saves.

BOYS SOCCER

Sierra 3, Oakdale 1

The host Mustangs (2-4, 3-15 overall) scored first in the Valley Oak League match, but Sierra (4-2-0, 7-6-0) took over from there.

Wingsem Zingkhai did all the scoring for the Timberwolves, who controlled possession in the second half. He struck in the 26th, 39th and 63rd minutes.

Jorge Reyes and Paul Pimentel each had an assist. Goalie Aiden Dolin-Lira came through with some key saves to help secure the win.

Sierra’s JV team was victorious, 5-0.

JV girls basketball

Los Banos 47, Lathrop 31

The Spartans were ahead 11-2 after the opening quarter and didn’t look back.

Kirat Sidhu and Suhani Banwait led the attack with 10 and nine points, respectively.

JV girls soccer

Ripon 9, Riverbank 0

Riley Agbayani, Emily Paxton, Jordan Meewse and Starla Skiles put away two goals apiece in the one-sided TVL match at Stouffer Park.

Riverbank aided the Indians with an own goal.

Frosh girls basketball

Lathrop 47, Los Banos 9

Tatiana Lopez fire 16 points, while Nevaeh Hubbard chipped in 10.

The Spartans held the home team scoreless in the first quarter and led 24-2 at halftime.