Basketball Recap: Bakersfield Christian Piles Up the Points Against Downey

Eagles

Team Score

12/06/24 vs Downey	61
12/05/24 vs Maria Carrillo	55
11/30/24 vs Caruthers	46
11/29/24 vs Central	44
12/03/24 vs Immanuel	40

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bakersfield Christian). They breezed by the Downey Knights to the tune of 61-28 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Eagles have posted since February 5th.

Bakersfield Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alexis Bila led the charge by going 5 of 9 en route to 16 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tia Nichols, who posted four points along with 12 boards and seven steals.

Despite the loss, Downey had strong showings from Zadie Carraway, who had six points in addition to 12 rebounds and three steals, and ALEXIS MONROY, who put up nine points. Carraway is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least 11 every time she's taken the court this season.

Bakersfield Christian's victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Downey, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.

Bakersfield Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 46-43 defeat against Oak Ridge on the 7th. As for Downey, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 59-36 loss against St. Mary's Academy on the 7th.