It’s hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Bakersfield can now relate to. They fell just short of the Caruthers Blue Raiders by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
East Bakersfield started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 21-25, 25-14, 25-17, 15-13.
Kaylie Demison
10/30/25 @ Caruthers4510/28/25 @ Chavez4210/22/25 vs Del Oro1510/20/25 @ West3410/15/25 vs North43+ 13 more games
East Bakersfield lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kaylie Demison, who had 45 digs and three assists. She has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 18 times she’s played. Another player making a difference was Brisa Castro, who had 19 digs and two aces.
East Bakersfield’s defeat dropped their record down to 17-10-1. As for Caruthers, their win ended a five-match drought at home and bumped them up to 17-16.
East Bakersfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Caruthers, they will challenge North at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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