Highland hasn't had much luck against Bakersfield Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Highland Scots will square off against the Bakersfield Christian Eagles at 6:30 p.m.
Highland is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Bakersfield on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Highland had to suffer through a 81-44 loss at the hands of Bakersfield. While losing is never fun, the Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 928th, while the Drillers are ranked 214th).
Meanwhile, Bakersfield Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Ridgeview on Thursday, taking the game 59-49. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Bakersfield Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Highland, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-8.
Highland ended up a good deal behind Bakersfield Christian when the teams last played back in February of 2024, losing 72-58. Can Highland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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