On Tuesday, Higley faced Prescott in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Higley Knights lost to the Prescott Badgers on the road by a 35-20 margin. Despite 63 more yards than the Badgers, the Knights couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Higley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Maci Kerns, who picked up 111 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Jayla Freeman, who gained 124 total yards. Cadence Murdough also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: she picked up 81 receiving yards.
Higley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ava Haney and Alliyah Eastman.
A big part of Prescott's win came down to the chemistry between Rianna Aguilar and her top target Aubrey Kitahata. Aguilar threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 passes while Kitahata picked up 169 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Kitahata's longest reception was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain her lofty yards per catch total.
Having lost for the first time this season, Higley fell to 2-1. As for Prescott, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Higley is taking a road trip to square off against Xavier College Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Prescott, they will venture away from home to challenge Shadow Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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