Ceres and Pacheco are an even 4-4-2 against one another since January of 2020, but likely not for long. The Ceres Bulldogs will face off against the Pacheco Panthers at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ceres is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Lathrop a 3-0 shutout on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Bulldogs with their most commanding win of the season.
They hit Lathrop with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Leo Baez, Gabriel Farias, and Mario Vargas.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Pacheco, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in December of 2024. They had just enough and edged Johansen out 1-0 on Friday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Vikings are ranked 600th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The victory made it two in a row for Ceres and bumps their season record up to 5-3-4. As for Pacheco, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-1-1 and their overall record up to 7-2-1.
Ceres skirted past Pacheco 1-0 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ceres since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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