Soccer Game Preview: Highland vs. Bakersfield Christian

The Highland Scots are taking a road trip to take on the Bakersfield Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Highland is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.

On Tuesday, Highland narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Bakersfield 3-2. Given the Scots' advantage in MaxPreps' California soccer rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Drillers are ranked 809th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Bakersfield Christian was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They skirted past Ridgeview 2-1.

Highland pushed their record up to 21-1-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Bakersfield Christian, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 9-5-2.