Bakersfield Christian fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Highland Scots 73-14. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Scots are ranked 934th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ruby Yanagi
| 01/14/25 @ Highland | 5 |
| 12/11/24 vs Ridgeview | 4 |
| 02/02/24 @ Garces Memorial | 3 |
| 11/30/24 vs Caruthers | 3 |
| 11/27/23 vs Hanford | 2 |
Bakersfield Christian was led to victory by Alexis Bila and Ruby Yanagi. Bila made all 7 shots she took racking up 14 points and three steals, while Yanagi posted 12 points along with five assists and five steals. The dominant performance gave Yanagi a new career-high in assists. Tia Nichols was another key player, putting up four points in addition to nine boards and three steals.
Bakersfield Christian's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-12. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.6 points. As for Highland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.
Bakersfield Christian has already played their next match (against Bakersfield), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Highland has already played their next game, a 55-26 loss against Independence on the 16th.
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