Basketball Game Preview: Highland Scots vs. Bakersfield Christian Eagles

Highland hasn't had much luck against Bakersfield Christian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Highland Scots will welcome the Bakersfield Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m.

Highland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 82 points on Monday, they were much more limited against Bakersfield on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 84-28 loss at the hands of the Drillers. The contest marked the Scots' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Meanwhile, Bakersfield Christian had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They took down the Wolf Pack 77-63. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Wolf Pack are ranked 705th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bakersfield Christian's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 77.5 points per game. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-12.

Highland was dealt a bruising 87-52 loss at the hands of Bakersfield Christian when the teams last played on January 14th. Will Highland have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.