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South extended their winning streak to five on Tuesday, bumping them up to 19-7. They claimed a resounding 68-24 victory over the East Bakersfield Blades. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 25 points or more this season.
South had a senior duo take command as Gavin Christian went 9-for-11 to rack up 21 points and Clifford Willis almost dropped a double-double with nine points and nine steals. Those points marked the first that Willis has scored this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Hernandez, who posted nine points.
South was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That’s the most assists they’ve managed all season.
As for East Bakersfield, they are on an 18-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-21. While losing is never fun, they can’t take it too hard given the team’s big disadvantage in MaxPreps’ California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1299th, while South is ranked 266th).
East Bakersfield’s defeat shouldn’t obscure the performances of Benjamiin Bryant, who had six points and five boards, and Miguel Marquez, who put up a point and five rebounds.
Coincidentally, South and East Bakersfield will both be playing North the next time they take the court. The Blades will host the Stars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, while the Spartans will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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