It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Highland had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They took down the Casteel Colts 28-14. The Hawks pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Colts cut but never quite recovered from.
Alexis Eley continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 241 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.6% of her passes, and also rushing for 42 yards and two touchdowns.
Highland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kaitlyn Saunders and Megan Kalkman.
Casteel's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gianni Scott, who picked up 31 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 40 yards. Casteel also got help from Ayanna Austin, who showed off her sure hands for 103 receiving yards.
Highland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Casteel, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-6.
Highland has already played their next game, a 13-10 loss against Mountain View on the 16th. Casteel does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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