Bakersfield hasn't had much luck against Bakersfield Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Bakersfield Drillers will face off against the Bakersfield Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Bakersfield sitting on four straight victories and Bakersfield Christian on five.
Bakersfield will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 56) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Centennial 70-67.
| 01/30/25 vs Centennial | 8 |
| 12/06/24 @ Birmingham | 8 |
| 12/14/24 vs Porterville | 7 |
| 12/20/24 vs San Joaquin Memorial | 7 |
| 12/03/24 @ South | 6 |
Kade Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9 for 12 en route to 23 points and eight boards. That's the most rebounds he has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Rashaan Shehee, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten assists.
Meanwhile, Bakersfield Christian strolled past Highland with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 69-54. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Scots are ranked 880th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bakersfield Christian is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Bakersfield, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-8.
Bakersfield came up short against Bakersfield Christian in their previous matchup back in January, falling 63-58. Can Bakersfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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