The Ceres Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Lathrop Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ceres has five straight wins, Lathrop has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Ceres got the win against Johansen by a conclusive 44-19. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 21 points or more this season.
| 01/30/25 vs Johansen | 15 |
| 01/23/25 @ Central Valley | 14 |
| 12/12/24 vs Merced | 12 |
| 11/25/24 @ Enochs | 11 |
| 01/28/25 @ Livingston | 10 |
Arrayah Stallworth was nothing short of spectacular: she almost dropped a triple-double on 16 points, 15 rebounds, and nine steals. Those 15 boards gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Staggs, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, Lathrop scored the most points they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 62-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Grace Davis. While losing is never fun, Lathrop can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 674th, while Grace Davis is ranked 258th).
Ceres is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Lathrop, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Ceres beat Lathrop 53-44 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ceres since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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