East Bakersfield lost against West on October 3rd, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The East Bakersfield Blades took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Vikings. While the Blades didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Vikings 25-22 in the first set.
East Bakersfield started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-12, 25-22, 25-20.
Despite the loss, East Bakersfield still got an impressive performance from Emma Baltazar, who had 17 digs.
MARKAIJA BOLDEN was a one-man wrecking crew for West as she had 23 digs and a kill. BOLDEN has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of MARCIELA DIZON, who had 25 assists.
East Bakersfield has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-12-1 record this season. As for West, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 24-8.
East Bakersfield has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Del Oro on the 24th. As for West, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against North on the 24th.
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