Sierra Pacific is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Bakersfield Christian is on a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. Having just played yesterday, the Sierra Pacific Golden Bears will get right back to it and host the Bakersfield Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sierra Pacific is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Selma: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Sierra Pacific blew Selma out of the water with a 76-26 final score. With the Golden Bears ahead 54-18 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Bakersfield Christian duked it out with Independence on Thursday. Bakersfield Christian claimed a resounding 72-24 win over Independence. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now won eight in a row.
Bakersfield Christian had a senior duo take command as Ruby Yanagi went 8 for 14 to rack up 25 points along with five rebounds and four steals and Ajulene Rivera posted 17 points in addition to seven steals and five boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rivera has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Bila, who put up eight points and seven assists.
Sierra Pacific has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.9 points over those games. As for Bakersfield Christian, the win got them back to even at 13-13.
Sierra Pacific skirted past Bakersfield Christian 60-58 in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Does Sierra Pacific have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bakersfield Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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