The East Bakersfield Blades will be taking part in a tournament against the Garces Memorial Rams at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. East Bakersfield will be strutting in after a victory while Garces Memorial will be coming in after a defeat.
East Bakersfield took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They took down Stockdale 55-36. The Blades' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
| 12/10/24 vs Stockdale | 6 |
| 12/02/24 vs Highland | 4 |
| 11/21/24 vs Bakersfield | 2 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Bakersfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sophia Sital, who posted 11 points and six steals. Sital is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Esme Roman was another key player, going 5 of 10 on her way to 12 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Garces Memorial had to suffer through a 46-16 loss at the hands of Arvin. The loss continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost three in a row.
The win got East Bakersfield back to even at 3-3. As for Garces Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
East Bakersfield strolled past Garces Memorial in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 34-17. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Bakersfield since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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