Basketball Game Preview: Queen Creek Bulldogs vs. Higley Knights

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Previous 5 Games

01/31/18 - Home	60-29 W
11/20/17 - Home	53-10 W
02/01/17 - Away	47-26 W
11/21/16 - Neutral	57-25 W
01/15/15 - Home	45-24 W

Queen Creek is 5-0 against Higley since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Queen Creek Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Higley Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Queen Creek is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Red Mountain on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Queen Creek was dealt a 67-16 defeat at the hands of Red Mountain. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-4.

Meanwhile, Higley didn't have quite enough to beat McClintock back in December of 2024 and fell 58-55.

Despite the loss, Higley saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Cadence Murdough dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Murdough has scored all season. Maci Kerns was another key player, going 5 of 10 on her way to 16 points.

Even though they lost, Higley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.

Queen Creek has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for Higley, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.

Everything came up roses for Queen Creek against Higley in their previous meeting back in January of 2018, as the team secured a 60-29 win. In that matchup, Queen Creek amassed a halftime lead of 33-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.