If East Bakersfield was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of South last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The East Bakersfield Blades fell just short of the North Stars by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Blades were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Stars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on October 1st.
East Bakersfield started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 20-25, 26-24, 25-18, 15-11.
East Bakersfield's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 18-11-1. As for North, their record now sits at 8-17-1.
It'll be Eastside v. Westside when East Bakersfield's and West meet at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. West will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something East Bakersfield surely won't give up without a fight. As for North, they will head out to challenge South at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. North is facing South at the right time seeing as South is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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