North suffered their closest loss since December 12, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of the East Bakersfield Blades by a score of 53-50. The Stars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Blades earlier this season, when they won 25-24.
Aryona Harris was nothing short of spectacular for East Bakersfield: she dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 boards. Harris is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Vasquez, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for North and nudges their season record down to 12-9. As for East Bakersfield, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 12-9.
North didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 34-30 defeat against Foothill on the 3rd. As for East Bakersfield, it'll be Eastside v. Westside when they and West meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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