The Bakersfield College volleyball team won four of the six matches that it played in the past two weeks, improving its overall record to 4-4.

“You play, you learn a little bit about yourself, you make some adjustments,” said BC coach Carl Ferreira. “Our biggest adjustments have come from trying to be more efficient, by increasing point production and decreasing errors.”

All four of the Renegade losses have come to top-10, state-ranked opponents Grossmont and San Diego Mesa. BC played both teams earlier in the season, and then lost to both of them again Sept. 21 at San Diego Mesa.

Grossmont defeated the Renegades 25-19, 25-15, 25-16; Mesa beat BC 25-21, 25-23, 25-22.

Before those matches, though, the Renegades went on a winning streak by beating Moorpark 3-0 and L.A. Pierce 3-1 at home Sept. 14. From there, BC beat Victor Valley 25-20, 25-21, 25-14, and beat El Camino 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 15-7.

At that point, BC had improved to 4-2 but then had to meet Grossmont and Mesa again. BC had lost to both of those teams to start the season Aug. 31.

Despite being a pedestrian 4-4, the Renegades are still very confident with where they stand.

“The better you get, the harder it is to improve sometimes,” said Ferreira. “I really think we have a very, very good team. You have to really pay attention to the little details to get better.”

The Renegades are looking to do that at home Sept. 25 against Hancock College.