Williams Field fell victim to Highland and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 21-0 to the Highland Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Black Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Hawks are ranked fifth).
Sydney Carnes threw for 164 yards on 18 of 49 attempts.
Brooke Anundson was her top target, picking up 69 receiving yards.
Alexis Eley continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Highland, throwing for 307 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards Eley has posted since back in September.
Williams Field dropped their record down to 3-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Highland, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Williams Field is on the road again on Tuesday to play Gilbert at 6:00 p.m. Gilbert is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.3 points per game this season. As for Highland, they will take on Queen Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Highland: 8.4, Queen Creek: 12) so any points scored will be well earned.
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