East Bakersfield has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the South Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East Bakersfield hasn't scored more than ten points for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
East Bakersfield is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Tehachapi on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Bakersfield took a blow against Tehachapi, falling 35-0. While losing is never fun, the Blades can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 841st, while the Warriors are ranked 333rd).
Meanwhile, South entered their tilt with West on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They took down the Vikings 35-21. With that victory, the Spartans brought their scoring average up to 26.2 points per game.
A big part of South's win came down to the chemistry between Josh Encinas and his top target Gyrell Hasley. Encinas threw for 232 yards and five touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes while Hasley picked up 111 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
East Bakersfield's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for South, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
East Bakersfield couldn't quite finish off South when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 20-17. Can East Bakersfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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