The Bakersfield Christian Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Palos Verdes Sea Kings at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bakersfield Christian will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Bakersfield Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Central Valley Christian as Bakersfield Christian made off with a 28-7 win. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by 21 points or more this season.
Talen Mather went supernova for Bakersfield Christian, rushing for 126 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Those 126 rushing yards gave Mather a new career-high.
Bakersfield Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Robert Hernandez and Avery Jaramillo. Jaramillo has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played. Bakersfield Christian got some further help from Michael Smith: he made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes.
Meanwhile, Palos Verdes came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 23-7 victory over the Lancers.
Palos Verdes' win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.2 points per game. As for Bakersfield Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
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