The Livingston Wolves and the Ceres Bulldogs will meet in a dog eat dog contest at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Livingston is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since January 18, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Pacheco by a score of 43-41. The defeat continues a trend for the Wolves in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Ceres entered their tilt with Central Valley on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Hawks to the tune of 58-16. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 21 points or more this season.
Livingston better focus on containing Sovannary Carter and Arrayah Stallworth as the pair were huge in Ceres' win. Carter dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 boards, while Stallworth dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds. With that strong performance, Stallworth is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. Lilly Staggs was another key player, putting up eight points and five steals.
Ceres is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.1 points per game. As for Livingston, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Livingston didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Ceres in their previous matchup on January 6th, but they still walked away with a 35-31 victory. Will Livingston repeat their success, or does Ceres have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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