The Bakersfield Drillers will challenge the Independence Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Saturday, Bakersfield didn't have quite enough to beat Clovis East and fell 2-1. The Drillers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Independence). Their defense stepped up to hand California City a 4-0 shutout on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Falcons needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Independence's victory bumped their record up to 4-7-2. As for Bakersfield, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5-3.
Bakersfield suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Independence in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Bakersfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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