If Bakersfield Christian was feeling good fresh off their 72-26 takedown of Independence last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bakersfield Christian Eagles took a hard 70-51 fall against the Sierra Pacific Golden Bears on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 68th).
Bakersfield Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ruby Yanagi, who posted 16 points. She also posted a block, marking her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Tia Nichols, who had eight points along with eight boards and three steals.
Even though they lost, Bakersfield Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 23 consecutive contests.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sierra Pacific to victory, but perhaps none more so than Apajok Ayuen, who went 7-for-14 en route to 17 points in addition to five assists and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Ayuen a new career-high in blocks (three). Nyang Ayuen was another key player, going 5-for-12 to rack up 14 points and five steals.
Bakersfield Christian now has a losing record of 13-14. As for Sierra Pacific, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-8.
Bakersfield Christian has already played their next game, a 75-11 win against Garces Memorial on the 11th. As for Sierra Pacific, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 66-23 victory against Kerman on the 11th.
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