Football Recap: Queen Creek Bulldogs vs. Highland Hawks
Queen Creek had won five straight games and Tait Reynolds did his part to make it six on Friday. The Queen Creek Bulldogs came out on top in a nail-biter against the Highland Hawks , sneaking past 23-20 thanks in part to Reynolds, who rushed for 200 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 100 yards on ten of 16 attempts. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 108.7 rushing yards per game.
Reynolds was just one part of a punishing run game: Queen Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Highland still got an impressive performance from Kalen Fisher, who threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 46 yards. The dominant performance gave Fisher a new career-high in rushing yards.
Queen Creek pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.3 points per game. As for Highland, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3.
Queen Creek will head out to take on ALA - Queen Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. ALA - Queen Creek's defense has only allowed 9.1 points per game this season, so Queen Creek's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Highland, they will head out on the road to face off against Desert Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Desert Ridge will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Highland surely won't give up without a fight.
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