It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Redwood can now relate to. They came up short against the Bakersfield Drillers on Saturday, falling 85-59. The Rangers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Drillers earlier this season, when they won 63-56.
Bakersfield's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kade Johnson, who went 8-for-17 on his way to 21 points. Johnson's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Contreras, who went 6-for-9 to rack up 17 points.
Redwood's loss dropped their record down to 18-11. As for Bakersfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season.
Redwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bakersfield, they will challenge Central at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bakersfield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60 points per game this season.
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