{"id":156349,"date":"2026-01-30T09:15:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/156349\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T09:15:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T09:15:41","slug":"bakersfield-extends-winning-streak-to-four-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/156349\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakersfield Extends Winning Streak to Four + How To Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bakersfield<\/a> entered their tilt with Centennial<\/a> on Wednesday with three consecutive wins but they’ll enter their next game with four. They walked away with an 81-70 victory over the Golden Hawks. That’s the second time they’ve managed to beat them this season, as they also won 85-70 back in December of 2025.<\/p>\n

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Rashan Shehee<\/p>\n

01\/28\/26 @ Centennial2212\/29\/25 vs Valencia1612\/10\/25 vs Taft1601\/16\/26 @ Ridgeview1112\/04\/25 vs Maranatha11<\/p>\n

Bakersfield was led to victory by Kade Johnson<\/a> and Rashan Shehee<\/a>. Johnson went 10-for-20 en route to 23 points, while Shehee shot 53% from the field to rack up 22 points and five assists. Those 22 points gave Shehee a new career-high. Kamren Owens<\/a> was another key player, shooting 63% from the field on his way to 11 points.<\/p>\n

Despite the loss, Centennial still got an impressive performance from Drake Jimenez<\/a>, who went 8-for-18 en route to 22 points and six assists. Jimenez has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he’s played. Another player making a difference was Ryan Shaw<\/a>, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and ten boards.<\/p>\n

Bakersfield’s record now sits at 15-9. As for Centennial, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-6.<\/p>\n

Coming up, Bakersfield will host 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 four contests. As for Centennial, they will head out on the road to take on Liberty at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Golden Hawks’ defense better be ready for this one: the Patriots have averaged an impressive 63.6 points per game this season.<\/p>\n

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