Bakersfield Drillers at Highland Scots — JV boys preview, Jan. 22, 2026

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Bakersfield Drillers (away) travel to Highland Scots (home) for a junior-varsity league game at Highland HS in Bakersfield on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Tipoff is set for 5:15 p.m. PT. Full game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5524407-bakersfield-vs-highland

Quick facts

• Location: Highland HS — Bakersfield

• Date/time: Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at 5:15 p.m. PT

• Home: Highland Scots — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/156951-highland-scots-jv

• Away: Bakersfield Drillers — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/156916-bakersfield-drillers-jv

Last meeting

• The teams last met Jan. 28, 2025, at Bakersfield High School; Bakersfield won 67-24. Game recap and box score: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/4402534-highland-vs-bakersfield

What to watch / context

• Highland is the home team; Bakersfield visits hoping to repeat the result from the previous meeting. Use the SBLive team pages above for roster notes, updates and pregame coverage.

• Fan and pick counts on SBLive: Highland has 1 fan and 0 picks; Bakersfield has 0 fans and 0 picks. Those numbers may change — follow the teams to grow fan counts and join the pick’em for fun. Picks are for entertainment and are not tied to any win_chance projections.

Streaming and tickets

• Possible stream options via NFHS Network:

• Highland: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/highland-high-school-bakersfield-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• Bakersfield: https://nfhsnetwork.com/schools/bakersfield-high-school-bakersfield-ca/basketball?referrer_name=scorebooklive&utm_campaign=scorebooklive&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=scorebooklive

• NOTE: Streaming availability and access (subscription or pay-per-view) depend on the schools and NFHS Network; check the links above before game time.

Follow and engage

• Follow each team on SBLive to get updates and help increase their fan counts: Highland — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/156951-highland-scots-jv; Bakersfield — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/156916-bakersfield-drillers-jv.

• Make your pick on SBLive to join the fan conversation — picks are for fun and may change before tipoff.

Upcoming next games

• Highland next: Jan. 24, 2026 — Highland at Sanger West (1:00 p.m.) — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5524410-highland-vs-sanger-west

• Bakersfield next: Jan. 26, 2026 — Bakersfield at Liberty (5:15 p.m.) — https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5997190-bakersfield-vs-liberty

Stay tuned to SBLive for pregame updates, final rosters and live scoring for this matchup.