Pacheco and Ceres are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. Both will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Pacheco comes in on four and Ceres on six.
Pacheco is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Johansen to the tune of 61-17 on Monday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Vikings are ranked 961st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mary Tava
| 02/03/25 @ Johansen | 5 |
| 01/30/25 vs Central Valley | 4 |
| 01/28/25 @ Lathrop | 4 |
| 01/23/25 vs Livingston | 2 |
| 01/21/25 @ Grace Davis | 2 |
Sasha Siemiller and Mary Tava were among the main playmakers for Pacheco as the former posted 16 points in addition to six rebounds and six steals and the latter earned 12 points along with seven boards and five blocks. Tava has been hot for a while, having posted two or more blocks the last 15 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jeanette Ortiz, who had seven points.
Meanwhile, Ceres didn't have too much trouble with Lathrop on Monday as they won 51-36.
Ceres is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Pacheco, their victory bumped their record up to 17-7.
Pacheco didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Ceres when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 54-50 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ceres' Lilly Staggs, who put up 24 points and five steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pacheco still be able to contain Staggs? There's only one way to find out.
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