Football Preview: Notre Dame Prep Saints vs. Higley Knights
The Notre Dame Prep Saints will take on the Higley Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Notre Dame Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.8 points per game this season.
Notre Dame Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Horizon, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Notre Dame Prep was ranked 25th). Notre Dame Prep fell 20-7 to Horizon on Friday. The Saints gained 113 more yards on the day, but it was the Huskies that made the best use of them.
Meanwhile, Higley didn't have quite enough to beat ALA - Gilbert North on Friday and fell 16-14. The contest marked the Knights' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Notre Dame Prep and nudges their season record down to 4-2. As for Higley, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 4-2.
Notre Dame Prep lost to Higley on the road by a decisive 60-42 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Notre Dame Prep, Daxen Hall (who rushed for 239 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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