The Bakersfield Drillers will head out on the road to face off against the Shafter Generals at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Bakersfield has a tough task ahead: they’ll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Shafter will come in with 12 straight wins.
Bakersfield lost 80-60 to Bakersfield Christian on Friday. 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 Eagles are ranked 53rd).
Meanwhile, Shafter blew past Delano, posting a 64-8 victory. The Generals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Shafter’s win bumped their record up to 21-4. As for Bakersfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Bakersfield strolled past Shafter in their previous matchup back in February of 2018 by a score of 57-39. Will the Drillers repeat their success, or do the Generals have a new game plan this time around? We’ll find out soon enough.
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