Basketball Game Preview: East Bakersfield Blades vs. Templeton Eagles

The East Bakersfield Blades and the Templeton Eagles will round out the year against one another at at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday.

East Bakersfield is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Golden Valley just ended the team's three-game winning streak last Saturday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 39-37.

Meanwhile, Templeton had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They secured a 40-36 W over the Hawks.

East Bakersfield's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Templeton, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.

East Bakersfield ended up a good deal behind Templeton in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, losing 59-41. Can East Bakersfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.