Bakersfield Christian suffered their closest loss since November 27, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of the Vanden Vikings by a score of 60-58. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (55), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Templeton Fountaine V produced another solid performance shooting 57% from the field on his way to 22 points in addition to three steals and three blocks for Vanden. The matchup was Fountaine V's third in a row with at least 15 points. Nate Hibbert was another key player, putting up ten points and seven boards.
Bakersfield Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Vanden, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Looking ahead, Bakersfield Christian will square off against Harvard-Westlake at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles will need to watch out since the Wolverines have now posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Vanden, they will host Oakland Tech at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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