The Bakersfield Drillers will head out to square off against the East Bakersfield Blades at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bakersfield will be strutting in after a win while East Bakersfield will be coming in after a loss.
Bakersfield took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over West. While the Drillers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-15-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, East Bakersfield didn't have quite enough to beat Highland on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The loss was the Blades' first of the season.
East Bakersfield's defeat dropped their record down to 2-1-2. As for Bakersfield, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Bakersfield opened the new year with a less-than-successful 5-3 loss to East Bakersfield. Can Bakersfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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