On Tuesday, Highland faced Queen Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Highland Hawks enjoyed a cozy 14-0 win over the Queen Creek Bulldogs. That's more bragging rights for the Hawks, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Alexis Eley continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 264 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75.6% of her passes, and also rushing for 56 yards on only seven carries. 98 of Eley's passing yards were hauled in by Emilee Searle.
Highland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of McKenzie Egan and Kaitlyn Saunders.
Highland's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3. As for Queen Creek, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-3 record.
Highland will be playing in front of their home fans against Higley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Highland's defense has only allowed 7.7 points per game this season, so Higley's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Queen Creek, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 14-7 defeat against Gilbert on the 30th.
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