The Ceres Bulldogs and the Oakdale Mustangs squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Ceres Bulldogs had to settle for second. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 6-2 walloping at the hands of the Mustangs. While losing is never fun, Ceres can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 825th, while Oakdale is ranked 158th).
Ceres' loss dropped their record down to 11-11-1. As for Oakdale, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7-3 record this season.
Ceres does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oakdale, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 1-0 victory vs. Ponderosa on the 14th.
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