Ceres is 2-8 against Central Valley since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Ceres Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Central Valley Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Ceres will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Ceres' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Beyer, posting a 28-0 victory. That 28 point margin sets a new team best for the Bulldogs this season.
Manny Mendoza had a dynamite game for Ceres, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Mendoza a new career-high in rushing yards. 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.
Meanwhile, Central Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They took a blow against Lathrop, falling 34-7. 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).
Ceres is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Central Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Ceres might still be hurting after the 34-8 defeat they got from Central Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Ceres have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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