Ceres kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They were dealt a 76-17 defeat at the hands of the Atwater Falcons. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-10.
Ceres lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Arrayah Stallworth, who posted six points. Sovannary Carter was another key player, posting five points.
Atwater was led to victory by Cami Gibson and Karissa Hukill. Gibson dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Hukill almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Gibson a new career-high in field goal percentage (70%). Another player making a difference was Andrea Sandoval, who scored nine points plus four steals.
Ceres has already played their next contest, a 66-29 victory against Enochs on the 25th. As for Atwater, they will hit the road for the first time this season to take on Mililani at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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