It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Bakersfield Christian duke it out with the Kennedy at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday... Bakersfield Christian's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Last Thursday, Bakersfield Christian and Bakersfield finished up their game with a 0-0 draw. The outcome might've been different if Travis Bloemhof hadn't been hit with a yellow card, which no doubt limited his ability to make aggressive plays down the stretch.
Meanwhile, Kennedy hadn't done well against Chavez recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Kennedy had just enough and edged Chavez out 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Thunderbirds were the better team in the second half.
Adrian Sanchez and Diego Marin scored both of Kennedy's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Bakersfield Christian's draw makes their record 2-8-2 this season. As for Kennedy, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2-2 and their overall record up to 4-3-3.
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