A victory for East Bakersfield just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 34-14 to the South Spartans. The Blades haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why East Bakersfield lost, don't look at Levi Delgado. Despite the final result, he threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns.
Josh Encinas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for South, throwing for 188 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. A healthy portion of that aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Anthwone Jones.
East Bakersfield's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for South, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Bakersfield will square off against North at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East Bakersfield is facing North at the right time seeing as North is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for South, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Mira Monte at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.3 points per game this season.
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