You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Arvin Bears's strategy against the Bakersfield Drillers on Saturday. Arvin took down Bakersfield 44-27. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Arvin.
Roxana Fernandez continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a triple-double on 18 points, nine rebounds, and 12 steals. That's the first time this season that she pulled down eight or more rebounds. Cassandra Torres was another key contributor, scoring five points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Arvin's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-10. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Bakersfield, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Arvin will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Golden Valley at 6:30 p.m. Golden Valley will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak. As for Bakersfield, they will head out on the road to square off against Independence at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Independence focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 last Friday.
