Lathrop’s girls basketball team exacted revenge on Thursday with its 55-36 thumping of visiting Pacheco in Western Athletic Conference play.

The two teams previously met in the Los Banos Tournament a month ago with the Panthers (1-1, 11-6 overall) prevailing, 52-45.

In the rematch, freshman Shakara Porter spearheaded the Spartans’ 23-6 first-quarter run, while Tatiana Lowery got her shot going in the third quarter to finish with a game-high 16 points.

“We came out aggressive in our press, which worked for us when we played them earlier in the tournament at Los Banos,” Lathrop coach Dwayne Davis said. “But incessant fouling caught up to us in the fourth quarter, and we couldn’t have a starter on the floor because of foul trouble. We still committed fouls (on Thursday), but they were more in the flow of the game.”

Porter pumped in all 12 of her points in the first quarter, getting most of them with mid-range jumpers.

“When she first came in, the biggest transition she had to make from junior high to high school is shooting,” Davis said. “We said, you’re not going to just be able to bully your way into the paint all game. We put in a lot of time shooting, and tonight she hit the floor and let it go.”

Lowery put it away in the third quarter when she drained three 3-pointers. Alaba Olaleye contributed with eight points. Shariyah Nance led Pacheco with 10 points.

Lathrop plays three games in four days next week starting with Grace Davis at home on Monday.

Manteca 59, Oakdale 29

The Buffaloes (1-0, 11-3 overall) struggled out the gate in their Valley Oak League opener at Oakdale (0-1, 4-13).

After leading by two at halftime, they outscored the Mustangs 37-9 in the second half. Alana Bella scored 11 points while hitting three 3s. Brianna Parker made three of four from the behind the arc for her nine points. Manteca canned 10 3s in all.

Riverbank 63, Ripon 26

The visiting Bruins (2-0, 14-2 overall) amassed 24 points in the second quarter to stake a comfortable 37-13 lead in the Trans-Valley League tilt.

Riverbank had 11 different scorers and was paced by Kaelyn Tongson’s 12 points. She accounted for four of her team’s seven made 3-pointers.

Gabby Delgado finished with six points and six rebounds for Ripon (1-1, 6-8), and Maxkenzie Loechler scored seven points. Skayla McKeon contributed eight rebounds.

BOYS SOCCER

East Union 5, Oakdale 2

Anthony Sy netted two goals and two assists as the Lancers (2-0 VOL, 14-4-1 overall) left The Corral with a lopsided win.

Gio Perez added one goal and one assist. Erardo Pelayo and Preston Avila each scored once. Abrahim Isidro tallied one goal and one assist for Oakdale (0-2, 1-13).

JV girls basketball

Pacheco 30, Lathrop 27

Lathrop’s slow start proved costly, as it came up short despite outscoring the visiting Panthers 11-0 in the fourth quarter.

Kirat Sidhu spearheaded the comeback with three of her four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. She finished with 12 points, and Nishitha Kadiyala had six.

Frosh girls basketball

Lathrop 26, Pacheco 9

The Spartans improved to 5-0 overall, setting the tone on defense with a first-quarter shutout.

Tatianna Lopez led the attack with eight points, while Faith Butler pitched in seven.