Basketball Recap: Bakersfield Christian Drops Season-High Score on Highland

Eagles

Team Score (Highest)

01/30/25 vs Highland	92
01/16/25 vs Bakersfield	89
01/23/25 vs Garces Memorial	81
12/11/24 vs Ridgeview	81
01/28/25 @ Ridgeview	77

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bakersfield Christian). They blew past the Highland Scots, posting a 92-24 win. The Eagles have beaten the Scots the last eight times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Scots has come to flipping the script.

Bakersfield Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tia Nichols led the charge by dropping a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. Nichols is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last ten games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ruby Yanagi, who went 6 of 15 en route to 15 points and six steals.

Bakersfield Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 19 consecutive contests.

Despite the loss, Highland still got an impressive performance from Eternaty Proctor, who posted 13 points.

Bakersfield Christian's victory bumped their record up to 11-12. As for Highland, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.

Bakersfield Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 55-46 loss against Bullard on the 1st. As for Highland, they have also already played their next contest, a 49-36 defeat against West on the 3rd.