Lathrop has gone 5-0 against Ceres recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lathrop Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ceres Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Lathrop's favor as the squad sits on seven straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Ceres has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Lathrop is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Grace Davis on the road to the tune of 35-0 on Friday. Given Lathrop's advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 268th, while Grace Davis is ranked 560th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Ceres didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Johansen on Friday, but they still walked away with a 25-20 win.
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 showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch 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.
Lathrop's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Ceres, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Lathrop beat Ceres 28-21 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Lathrop have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ceres turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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