Foothill is 1-9 against East Bakersfield since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Foothill Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Bakersfield Blades at 6:30 p.m. Foothill will be strutting in after a victory while East Bakersfield will be coming in after a defeat.
Foothill will bounce into Monday's match after beating West, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Foothill came out on top against West by a score of 64-53 on Friday. The win was some much needed relief for the Trojans as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, East Bakersfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 93-34 loss at the hands of South. While losing is never fun, the Blades can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 995th, while the Spartans are ranked 385th).
East Bakersfield's defeat dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Foothill, their victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-11.
Things could have been worse for Foothill, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 51-36 loss to East Bakersfield in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Will Foothill have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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