An exciting East v. West battle is about to be fought. The East Bakersfield Blades will welcome the West Vikings at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
East Bakersfield came up short against North on Monday, falling 3-0. The Blades have struggled against the Stars recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
East Bakersfield was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made North work for it, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-17, 26-24.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Roxanna Ramirez, who had 19 assists and 17 digs. Another player making a difference was Kaylie Demison, who had 22 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, West came up short against Tehachapi on Monday and fell 3-1.
While West ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 18-25, 25-20, 25-17.
East Bakersfield's loss dropped their record down to 12-6-1. As for West, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-8-1.
East Bakersfield couldn't quite get it done against West in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Thankfully for the Blades, MARKAIJA BOLDEN (who had 23 digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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