If East Bakersfield was feeling good fresh off their 76-22 takedown of West last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The East Bakersfield Blades took a 68-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Del Oro Suns on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Suns this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 66-49 back in January.
Del Oro's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gabriel Bocardo led the charge by going 8 for 19 on his way to 24 points and three steals. The match was Bocardo's seventh in a row with at least 16 points. Terrell Williams was another key player, going 7 of 11 en route to 16 points and four steals.
East Bakersfield dropped their record down to 8-16 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points over those games. As for Del Oro, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-8.
As of now, neither East Bakersfield nor Del Oro have any future games scheduled.
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