You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Bakersfield on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Highland Scots out of the water with a 55-14 final score. Fans of the Drillers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Brison Abbott was his usual excellent self, rushing for 168 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Cavazos, who threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bakersfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highland only rushed for 101.
Bakersfield wouldn't let Highland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Julian Griego led the group effort, picking up three of those forced fumbles all by himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Despite the loss, Highland saw an underclassman step up: Preston Mendez rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns. Those 80 rushing yards gave Mendez a new career-high.
The victory for Bakersfield keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bakersfield will take on Centennial at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bakersfield's defense has only allowed 7.3 points per game this season, so Centennial's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Highland, they will challenge Bakersfield Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Highland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.2 points per game this season.
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