The East Bakersfield Blades and the Rosamond Roadrunners squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the East Bakersfield Blades had to settle for second. They were dealt a 51-12 defeat at the hands of the Roadrunners. East Bakersfield lost against Rosamond in their previous head to head back in February of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 43-36 score last time.
Ariel Cain was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds for Rosamond. Cain hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for eight straight games. Another player making a difference was Kiley Perez, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
East Bakersfield dropped their record down to 15-14 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 24.2 points per game. As for Rosamond, the victory (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 21-7.
East Bakersfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Rosamond, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lindsay at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lindsay will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Rosamond surely won't give up without a fight.
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