The Bakersfield Christian Eagles will take on the Oaks Christian Lions in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oaks Christian took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Bakersfield Christian, who comes in off a win.
Bakersfield Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Wednesday with ease, bagging an 81-24 win over Ridgeview. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-17.
Ruby Yanagi
| 12/11/24 vs Ridgeview | 23 |
| 01/18/24 @ Highland | 20 |
| 01/10/24 @ Bakersfield | 16 |
| 11/26/24 vs Cathedral Catholic | 14 |
| 12/05/24 vs Maria Carrillo | 14 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bakersfield Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ruby Yanagi, who went 10 for 14 on her way to 23 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Yanagi a new career-high in points. Alexis Bila was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and ten assists.
Bakersfield Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Oaks Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 52-46 heartbreaker at the hands of St. Bonaventure. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 499th, while the Seraphs are ranked 190th).
Bakersfield Christian will need focus on slowing down Sophia Wambaa, one of several Oaks Christian players who made an impact when they last played. She posted eight points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Presley Kushner, who had 11 points.
Oaks Christian's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Bakersfield Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 3-7.
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