Bakersfield Christian extended their postseason success on Friday against Central Valley Christian. They blew past the Central Valley Christian Cavaliers 28-7. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won eight matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Talen Mather went supernova for Bakersfield Christian, rushing for 126 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Those 126 rushing yards gave Mather a new career-high.
Bakersfield Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Robert Hernandez and Avery Jaramillo. Jaramillo has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Bakersfield Christian got some further help from Michael Smith: he made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
The win (which was Bakersfield Christian's eighth in a row) raised their record to 11-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.6 points per game. As for Central Valley Christian, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-5.
Bakersfield Christian will venture away from home to square off against Palos Verdes at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Palos Verdes is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Bakersfield Christian a eight-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Central Valley Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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