Ceres lost against Grace Davis back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Ceres Bulldogs fell 46-38 to the Grace Davis Spartans.
Despite the loss, Ceres still got an impressive performance from Manuel Ortega, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. That was a full 52.6% of Ceres' points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Ceres smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 17 consecutive matches.
Ceres' loss dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Grace Davis, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ceres will host Beyer at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Beyer knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Ceres likes a good challenge. As for Grace Davis, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Pacheco at 7:00 p.m. Grace Davis is facing Pacheco at the right time seeing as Pacheco is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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