Highland and Bakersfield are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2021, but not for long. The Highland Scots will host the Bakersfield Drillers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Highland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Golden Valley 72-30 on Tuesday. The Scots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Bakersfield posted their biggest win since December 11, 2024 on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Edison as Bakersfield made off with a 79-53 victory. Given the Drillers' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Tigers are ranked 978th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Highland better focus on containing Kade Johnson and Rashaan Shehee as the pair were huge in Bakersfield's win. Johnson went 8 of 12 on his way to 21 points along with five assists and three steals, while Shehee dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten assists. Johnson's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Contreras, who posted 14 points.
Bakersfield was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Highland's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-7. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.7 points. As for Bakersfield, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-6.
Highland came up short against Bakersfield in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 50-37. Can Highland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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