Soccer Recap: West Comes Up Short

West and East Bakersfield faced off in a cross-town battle on Wednesday. The West Vikings fell just short of the East Bakersfield Blades by a score of 2-1.

West has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13-3 record this season. As for East Bakersfield, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-5-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West will square off against North at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for East Bakersfield, they will face off against Del Oro at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.