The East Bakersfield Blades will head out on the road to challenge the Porterville Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. East Bakersfield will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while Porterville is ranked 116th).
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only East Bakersfield walked away with it. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. The result kept East Bakersfield happy, as they haven't lost a game since January 9th.
Meanwhile, Porterville can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Tulare Union with a sharp 6-0 win.
East Bakersfield pushed their record up to 15-4-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those four matchups. As for Porterville, their victory bumped their record up to 22-3-3.
East Bakersfield came up short against Porterville in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 3-1. Can East Bakersfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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