A well-balanced attack led Bakersfield over Highland in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Bakersfield Drillers blew the Highland Scots out of the water with an 81-44 final score. The Drillers pushed the score to 73-38 by the end of the third, a deficit the Scots had no chance of recovering from.
Bakersfield's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Rashaan Shehee, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten assists. Shehee is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Keshawn Black, who went 6 for 7 on his way to 14 points in addition to five assists and five boards.
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| 01/09/25 @ Highland | 23 |
| 12/28/24 vs Orange Lutheran | 9 |
| 12/27/24 vs Davis Sr. | 14 |
Shehee wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Bakersfield was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Bakersfield has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Highland, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-8.
Bakersfield won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Monache at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Highland, they will head out to challenge Bakersfield Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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