Football Preview: ALA - Queen Creek Patriots vs. Highland Hawks
Two dominant backs in Brandon Brown and Kash Allen are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The ALA - Queen Creek Patriots will challenge the Highland Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. ALA - Queen Creek will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
ALA - Queen Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Red Mountain, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (ALA - Queen Creek was ranked fifth). ALA - Queen Creek fell just short of Red Mountain by a score of 16-14 on Friday. The Patriots' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Highland beat Williams Field 29-25 on Friday.
Highland relied on the efforts of Kalen Fisher, who threw for 267 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes, and Kruz Cullimore, who gained 148 total yards and two touchdowns. Cullimore got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 66 yards. Gavin Priest was Fisher's top target, picking up 102 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, ALA - Queen Creek fell to 6-1. As for Highland, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-1.
ALA - Queen Creek came up short against Highland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 21-11. Thankfully for ALA - Queen Creek, Jay Martin (who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries) 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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