Football Preview: Highland Hawks vs. Higley Knights
The Highland Hawks will challenge the Higley Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Higley took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Highland, who comes in off a win.
Highland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Queen Creek, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Highland was ranked fifth). Highland never let Queen Creek onto the board and left with a 14-0 win on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
It was another big night for Alexis Eley, who threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75.6% of her passes, and also rushed for 56 yards on only seven carries. 98 of Eley's passing yards were hauled in by Emilee Searle.
Highland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of McKenzie Egan and Kaitlyn Saunders.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Higley's offense. They were beaten by Desert Ridge 36-0 on Tuesday. The Knights' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Higley, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
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