The Eastside Lions and the Bakersfield Christian Eagles squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Eastside Lions had to settle for second. They lost to the Eagles on the road by a decisive 79-62 margin. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Bakersfield Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sara Shein, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Shein has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava King, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Eastside and nudges their season record down to 22-6. As for Bakersfield Christian, they pushed their record up to 26-7 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Eastside does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bakersfield Christian, they will be playing at home against Francis Parker at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Bakersfield Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 games.
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