Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up eight more assists than your opponent, a fact the Highland Hawks proved on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 69-34 win over Corona del Sol at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Highland.
Leading Highland to victory were Madilyn Gewirtz and Emilee Searle. Gewirtz scored seven points along with nine steals and eight rebounds, while Searle scored 19 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Addison Riggs, who scored 12 points along with four steals.
Despite the loss, Corona del Sol saw an underclassman step up: Penelope Williams scored eight points along with two steals.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Corona del Sol, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-18.
Highland will head out on the road to take on Desert Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Desert Vista is coming into the contest with six straight wins at home, so Highland is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Corona del Sol, they will head out on the road to square off against Gilbert at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Gilbert's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine matches.
