Lathrop Spartans at Pacheco Panthers preview — Jan. 5 at Pacheco High School

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Lathrop travels to Pacheco on Monday, Jan. 5 for a league showdown at Pacheco High School. Tip is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. PT. The visiting Lathrop Spartans will face the home Pacheco Panthers in a game listed on SBLive’s scoreboard: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5694539-lathrop-vs-pacheco.

Game details

What: Lathrop Spartans at Pacheco Panthers (league game)

When: Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 — 4:15 p.m. PT

Where: Pacheco High School, Los Banos, Calif.

Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5694539-lathrop-vs-pacheco

Team pages: Pacheco Panthers — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/487354-pacheco-panthers-fr

Lathrop Spartans — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/207520-lathrop-spartans-fr

Notes and context

There’s no recent meeting listed between these programs in the game data, so this one could set the early tone for their league race. Pacheco’s next scheduled home game after this is against Johansen on Jan. 9 (https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5690582-johansen-vs-pacheco), and Lathrop heads to Downey on Jan. 6 (https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5822561-lathrop-vs-downey).

Streaming and how to follow

Both schools have NFHS Network pages linked on their SBLive team profiles for possible live video: Pacheco — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/pacheco-high-school-los-banos-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive; Lathrop — https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/lathrop-high-school-lathrop-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive. Check those pages close to game time for availability.

Fan engagement — follow and pick’em

Both teams currently show small SBLive follow counts (Pacheco: 1 fan; Lathrop: 1 fan) and zero picks recorded. Follow the team pages above to increase fan counts and make a pick for fun — picks are fan engagement tools only and are not linked to any win_chance projections. Those projections and follower numbers can change, so be sure to follow your team on SBLive and check the game page for updates.

Keep it tuned to SBLive for live updates, final scores and postgame reaction as the season rolls on.