| 02/05/25 @ Pacheco | 17 |
| 02/03/25 vs Lathrop | 38 |
| 01/31/25 @ Johansen | 18 |
| 01/29/25 vs Livingston | 33 |
If Pacheco wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Ceres, they should've done a better job of containing Manuel Ortega. The Ceres Bulldogs secured a 45-41 W over the Pacheco Panthers on Wednesday thanks in part to Ortega, who posted 17 points and six rebounds. The contest was his fourth in a row with at least ten points.
The team also got some help courtesy of Somil Bansal, who had four points in addition to nine boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rebounds.
Ceres is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-15 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Pacheco, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.
Ceres will be playing at home against Grace Davis at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ceres is on a three-game streak of home wins, Grace Davis a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Pacheco, they will venture away from home to take on Beyer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Beyer knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Pacheco likes a good challenge.
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