If Bakersfield Christian was feeling good fresh off their 81-26 takedown of Garces Memorial last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bakersfield Christian Eagles took a 48-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Centennial Golden Hawks. The Eagles' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Bakersfield Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tia Nichols, who posted six points and 27 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Nichols a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Kalaya Miller, who put up nine points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
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Even though they lost, Bakersfield Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 17 consecutive contests.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Centennial to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shekinah (Kai) Shaw, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards. Shaw is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Aubrey Baldoz was another key player, putting up four points and nine rebounds.
Bakersfield Christian's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Centennial, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Bakersfield Christian has already played their next game (against Ridgeview), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Centennial wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 77-25 win against Garces Memorial on the 28th.
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