Highland Scots at Bakersfield Drillers: Crosstown showdown Thursday at Bakersfield High

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Highland travels across town to meet Bakersfield on Thursday, Oct. 2, when the Highland Scots visit the Bakersfield Drillers at Bakersfield High School. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. PDT. Both teams enter the league matchup 0-0. See the full game page on SBLive: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/5524302-highland-vs-bakersfield

Game notes

Matchup: Highland Scots at Bakersfield Drillers

Date/time: Thursday, Oct. 2 — 5 p.m. PDT

Location: Bakersfield High School

SBLive game page: https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/5524302-highland-vs-bakersfield

Highland Scots (SBLive): https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/teams/233797-highland-scots-fr — fans: 1 — picks: 0

Bakersfield Drillers (SBLive): https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/teams/233779-bakersfield-drillers-fr — fans: 5 — picks: 0

Why this matters

Both schools have NFHS Network pages for live coverage — a convenient option if you can’t make it to Bakersfield High. With both teams starting fresh at 0-0, this crosstown meeting could set the tone for league play and local bragging rights. There’s no recorded last meeting in the SBLive file for this matchup, so the first chapter of 2025 league play will be written on the field Thursday.

Streaming and more

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

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

Fan notes and call to action

Follow both teams on SBLive to get roster updates, scores and future schedule links: Bakersfield — https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/teams/233779-bakersfield-drillers-fr; Highland — https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/teams/233797-highland-scots-fr. Current fan counts and picks are shown above and can change — help your school by following the team on SBLive and by making picks in the app. Picks are for fan engagement and are not tied to any win-projection data.

Upcoming for each team (next game)

Bakersfield next: Centennial at Bakersfield, 5 p.m. on Oct. 9 — https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/5553046-centennial-vs-bakersfield

Highland next: Highland at Stockdale, 5 p.m. on Oct. 9 — https://scorebooklive.com/california/football/games/5598480-highland-vs-stockdale

Stay tuned to SBLive for live updates, and come out or tune in Thursday to see which team grabs early league momentum.