The Bakersfield Drillers and the Sanger Apaches will face off at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday without much rest having both just played. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
While Bakersfield didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat McFarland 77-44. The Drillers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 33 points or more this season.
| 12/11/24 vs McFarland | 19 |
| 12/06/24 @ Birmingham | 19 |
| 12/03/24 @ South | 16 |
Bakersfield can attribute much of their success to Kade Johnson, who went 9 for 15 on his way to 19 points and five rebounds, and Rashaan Shehee, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 17 points. Johnson's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Castaneda, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 14 points.
Meanwhile, Sanger was able to grind out a solid win over Ridgeview on Wednesday, taking the game 64-55. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Apaches.
Sanger's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Bakersfield, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
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