Football Preview: Highland Hawks vs. Millennium Tigers
The Highland Hawks will face off against the Millennium Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland will be strutting in after a victory while Millennium will be coming in after a loss.
Highland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Marcos de Niza, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Highland was ranked 13th). Highland blew past Marcos de Niza 28-0 at home on Thursday. That 28 point margin sets a new team best for the Hawks this season.
Alexis Eley was her usual excellent self, throwing for 269 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of her passes, and also rushing for 50 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (83 yards to be exact) went to Emma Frost, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Highland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Payson Shreeve, Addy Lowe, and Lowe picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Millennium fell victim to Red Mountain and their airtight defense last Thursday. They took a 15-0 bruising from the Mountain Lions.
The win made it two in a row for Highland and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Millennium, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
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