In Wednesday's Canine Competition, Livingston didn't have enough. They fell to the Ceres Bulldogs 69-65. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wolves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 61-48 on January 6th.
| 01/29/25 @ Ceres | 4 |
| 01/24/25 vs Pacheco | 2 |
| 01/22/25 @ Johansen | 5 |
Livingston lost on Wednesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Adrian Aguirre, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 17 points along with five boards and four steals. Aguirre has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jayshaan Bains, who went 6 for 13 en route to 21 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
It was another big night for Manuel Ortega, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and 15 boards for Ceres. Those 15 rebounds gave Ortega a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Cashton Almeida, who posted ten points and five boards.
Livingston has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for Ceres, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-14.
Livingston and Ceres could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Livingston will challenge Beyer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday down 719 places (984 vs. 265). Meanwhile, Ceres (ranked 889th) will meet Johansen (ranked 427th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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