Bakersfield Christian easily dispatched Downey on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Bakersfield Christian Eagles fell just short of the Oak Ridge Trojans by a score of 46-43 on Saturday. The Eagles lost against the Trojans in their previous head to head back in December of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 69-44 score last time.

Tia Nichols
12/07/24 vs Oak Ridge | 21 |
12/05/24 vs Maria Carrillo | 19 |
12/22/23 vs Torres | 15 |
01/26/24 vs Bakersfield | 13 |
01/18/24 @ Highland | 12 |
Despite the loss, Bakersfield Christian had strong showings from Paislee Black, who posted ten points, and Tia Nichols, who put up five points and 21 boards. The dominant performance gave Nichols a new career-high in rebounds.
Bakersfield Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Oak Ridge, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Bakersfield Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 73-64 loss against Atwater on the 7th. As for Oak Ridge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 60-36 defeat against Brentwood School on the 7th.
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