Ceres hasn't had much luck against Lathrop recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ceres Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Lathrop Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Ceres' defense has only allowed 15.2 points per game this season, so Lathrop's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Ceres took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They snuck past Johansen with a 25-20 victory.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ceres to victory, but perhaps none more so than Daniel Davis, who picked up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown. Davis was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 62 yards.
Ceres' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Davis.
Meanwhile, Lathrop got themselves on the board against Grace Davis on Friday, but Grace Davis never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Spartans 35-0 on the road. The game marked Lathrop's most dominant win of the season so far.
Ceres pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Lathrop, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Ceres came up short against Lathrop in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 28-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lathrop's Andre Muqhar, who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that Ceres knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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