Oak Park and Bakersfield Christian squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Oak Park had to settle for second. They received a blow as they fell 67-53 to Bakersfield Christian. While losing is never fun, Oak Park can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while Bakersfield Christian is ranked 81st).
Jadon Holmes and Mateo Nicolas certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Holmes dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards, while Nicolas posted 12 points and five assists. Thanks to that strong game, Nicolas now owns an excellent 46.7% field goal percentage. Another player making a difference was Artin Lajevardi, who had five points.
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They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Oak Park was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
This is the second loss in a row for Oak Park and nudges their season record down to 13-19. As for Bakersfield Christian, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-8.
Oak Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bakersfield Christian, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 61-53 win against Santa Fe Christian on the 6th.
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