The Bakersfield Drillers will challenge the Bakersfield Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bakersfield comes in on four and Bakersfield Christian on three.
Bakersfield will head into Tuesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 49) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Centennial 80-78. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Drillers have posted since December 6, 2024.
Bakersfield's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Keshawn Black, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Damari Miller, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 18 points and four steals.
Bakersfield was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 21 assists in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bakersfield Christian). They blew past Highland, posting an 87-52 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Scots are ranked 926th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bakersfield is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.8 points per game. As for Bakersfield Christian, they pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Bakersfield came up short against Bakersfield Christian in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 89-76. Will Bakersfield 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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