Foothill lost against East Bakersfield back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Foothill Trojans lost to the East Bakersfield Blades at home by a 57-43 margin. The Trojans were down 46-23 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
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Despite the loss, Foothill still got an impressive performance from Fernando Sarabia, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Sarabia a new career-high in steals (three). Another player making a difference was Giovani Cruz, who posted 11 points.
Even though they lost, Foothill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in six consecutive matches.
Foothill has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.6 points per game. As for East Bakersfield, the victory snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-9 record.
Foothill has already played their next contest, an 87-50 defeat against Del Oro on the 15th. As for East Bakersfield, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 69-29 loss against North on the 15th.
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