It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Central Valley Christian can now relate to. They fell just short of the Bakersfield Drillers by a score of 31-28 on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cavaliers of the 27-14 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2021.

Shondel Hogan
| 10/10/25 vs Kingsburg | 123 |
| 10/30/25 @ Reedley | 112 |
| 11/14/25 @ Bakersfield | 86 |
| 09/26/25 vs Mission College Prep | 71 |
| 10/03/25 @ Kerman | 58 |
Central Valley Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ryan Lewis, who picked up 69 receiving yards and three scores. Shondel Hogan handled things on the ground, rushing for 86 yards.
Damir Lomax produced another solid effort rushing for 204 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.7 yards per carry for Bakersfield. Those 204 rushing yards gave Lomax a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bj Veasey, who rushed for 67 yards and one touchdown.
Central Valley Christian moved to 5-7 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Bakersfield, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Central Valley Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bakersfield, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Redwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Drillers will need to watch out since the Rangers have now posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps