Basketball Recap: Wednesday's Victory Is Highland's Third in Last Four Outings

Desert Ridge came into Wednesday's matchup looking for another win against Highland, but Emilee Searle wouldn't allow it. The Highland Hawks walked away with a 66-54 victory over the Desert Ridge Jaguars on Wednesday thanks in part to Searle, who went 10 of 18 on her way to 27 points in addition to eight steals and seven boards. Those 27 points gave her a new career-high.

Highland is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.5 points per game. As for Desert Ridge, they dropped their record down to 6-11 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highland will head out to challenge Gilbert at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Desert Ridge, they will head out on the road to take on Queen Creek at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.