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Highland hosts Bakersfield on Thursday — Drillers seek revenge after 84-28 win in 2025

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Highland Scots vs. Bakersfield Drillers

  • When: Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 — 6:30 p.m. PT

  • Where: Highland High School, Bakersfield (Highland HS - Bakersfield)

  • Game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5524409-bakersfield-vs-highland

  • Highland team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/156949-highland-scots

  • Bakersfield team page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/43453-bakersfield-drillers

Highland hosts Bakersfield in a Central Valley rematch Thursday night at Highland High. The Scots welcome the Drillers to Bakersfield for a league battle that will be the first meeting between the programs this calendar year; their last matchup came on Jan. 28, 2025, when Bakersfield posted an 84-28 victory at Bakersfield High School.

That lopsided score from the last meeting gives this one added storyline: can Highland erase that memory on its home floor, or will Bakersfield assert itself again? Both programs list NFHS Network pages where fans can check for live streams:

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

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

No ticketing links are provided on the game listing; check the Highland athletics office or the game page for any late updates.

A note for SBLive fans: Highland and Bakersfield each currently show 7 fans on their ScorebookLive team pages and 0 picks on this matchup. Those numbers can change — follow the team pages and make your pick to support the program you want to see win. Picks are for fun and fan engagement and are not tied to any win projections.

Follow the game page and each team on ScorebookLive for roster updates, stats and real-time coverage:

https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/games/5524409-bakersfield-vs-highland

https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/156949-highland-scots

https://scorebooklive.com/california/basketball/teams/43453-bakersfield-drillers

Be there (or stream it) — Thursday night in Bakersfield should be a chance for Highland to respond and for Bakersfield to prove last year’s result was no fluke.