Bakersfield lost to Centennial on January 9th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Drillers lost 65-42 to the Golden Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Drillers can’t take it too hard given the team’s big disadvantage in MaxPreps’ California basketball rankings (they are ranked 326th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 35th).
Kamani Coleman
01/28/26 vs Centennial1001/23/26 vs Highland901/16/26 vs Ridgeview701/14/26 vs Bakersfield Christian201/09/26 @ Centennial6+ 8 more games
Bakersfield’s loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kamani Coleman, who posted ten points. Coleman continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she’s played.
Shekinah (Kai) Shaw had another great game (as she tends to do), dropping a double-double with 26 points and ten steals for Centennial. Shaw has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 46 times she’s played. Another player making a difference was Keke Shaw, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 21 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Bakersfield and nudges their season record down to 10-8. As for Centennial, the victory (which was their 19th in a row) raised their record to 24-1.
Coming up, Bakersfield is taking a road trip to challenge Bakersfield Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Drillers will need to watch out since the Eagles have now posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests. As for Centennial, they will welcome Stockdale at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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