Football Preview: Grace Davis Spartans vs. Ceres Bulldogs
The Grace Davis Spartans will challenge the Ceres Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Grace Davis is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since October 13, 2023 on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 28-8 margin over Beyer. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Ezekiel Suarez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Miguel Olvera Deanda, who picked up 46 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Grace Davis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Olvera Deanda and Chris Munoz. Munoz also made ten total tackles, which is notable because Grace Davis is undefeated when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ceres). They blew past Pacheco 29-3 on Friday.
Ceres wouldn't let Pacheco keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ceres can thank Reis Smith and Manny Mendoza for forcing both of them.
Grace Davis now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Ceres, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Grace Davis has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 171 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Ceres, though, as they've been averaging only 53.6. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Grace Davis was able to grind out a solid victory over Ceres in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 20-13. Does Grace Davis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ceres turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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