Football Preview: South Spartans vs. East Bakersfield Blades
The South Spartans will take on the East Bakersfield Blades at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South has four straight victories, East Bakersfield has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South and West met for a duel on Thursday where South came out on top. South enjoyed a cozy 35-21 win over West. With that victory, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 26.2 points per game.
South had a senior duo take command as Josh Encinas threw for 232 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes and Gyrell Hasley picked up 111 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for East Bakersfield's offense. They were dealt a 35-0 loss at the hands of Tehachapi on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Blades can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 841st, while the Warriors are ranked 333rd).
South's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for East Bakersfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
South skirted past East Bakersfield 20-17 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was East Bakersfield's Lorenzo Patino, who rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for South to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
