In Monday's Canine Competition, Ceres prevailed. They came out on top against the Denair Coyotes by a score of 8-4 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Allan Valencia got the start for Ceres and what a start it was: he struck out 13 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk).
Ashton Urena
| 03/04/26 vs Sonora | 4 |
| 04/06/26 vs Denair | 3 |
| 03/24/26 @ Pacheco | 3 |
| 03/19/26 @ Lathrop | 3 |
| 03/12/26 vs Johansen | 3 |
| + 9 more games |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ashton Urena, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-3. Ceres is undefeated when Urena posts three or more hits, but 5-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Trevino, who went 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Ceres' win bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Denair, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Coming up, Ceres will square off against Ripon Christian at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesday. The Bulldogs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Knights have averaged an impressive 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Denair, they will face off against Grace Davis at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Spartans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.62 runs per game on average), something the Coyotes will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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