The Bakersfield Christian Eagles can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They blew past Independence 68-46. Given Bakersfield Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while Independence is ranked 616th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bakersfield Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alexis Bila, who scored 15 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Bila hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Sara Shein, who scored 16 points along with two steals.
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Josslyn Escobar, who scored 18 points along with four steals and three blocks. It was the first time this season that Escobar posted two or more blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylynn Bolden, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Bakersfield Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Independence, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-12.
Bakersfield Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Independence also has no future games currently scheduled.
