Central Valley has gone 8-2 against Ceres recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Central Valley Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Ceres Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Central Valley has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Ceres will arrive with three straight victories.
Central Valley is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Lathrop on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Central Valley was dealt a 34-7 defeat at the hands of Lathrop. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 871st, while the Spartans are ranked 295th).
Meanwhile, while Ceres put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Beyer. Ceres blew past Beyer, posting a 28-0 win. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 26 points or more this season.
Manny Mendoza was a one-man wrecking crew for Ceres as he rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Those 93 rushing yards gave Mendoza a new career-high. Reis Smith did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 85 receiving yards.
Ceres was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 47.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 154.3.
Ceres didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Nathaniel St Macias, Adrian Carrillo, and Tremod Karriem picked up one apiece.
Central Valley's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Ceres, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Central Valley took their victory against Ceres in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 34-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Valley since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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