Basketball Recap: Ceres Piles Up the Points Against Central Valley

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

01/07/25 @ Johansen	45
01/23/25 @ Central Valley	42
11/25/24 @ Enochs	37
12/03/24 vs Modesto	34
12/16/24 @ Hughson	28

Ceres entered their tilt with Central Valley on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 58-16 victory over the Central Valley Hawks. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Leading Ceres to victory were Sovannary Carter and Arrayah Stallworth. Carter dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 boards, while Stallworth dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds. With that strong performance, Stallworth is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Lilly Staggs, who posted eight points and five steals.

Ceres was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central Valley only posted four assists.

Central Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Bella Delatorre and Julyanna Valencia. Delatorre had two points, while Valencia scored five points.

Ceres has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.1 points per game. As for Central Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-14.

Ceres and Livingston will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ceres has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 192 points over their last three contests. As for Central Valley, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Grace Davis at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Grace Davis' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.