The Williams Field Black Hawks will square off against the Higley Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Williams Field didn't have quite enough to beat Queen Creek and fell 61-58.
Meanwhile, Higley waltzed into their match on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took their contest with ease, bagging an 85-56 win over the Tigers. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Tigers are ranked 118th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Higley's win came from a few key players Williams Field will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Gavin Dabney, who went 10 of 14 en route to 25 points and seven assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Dabney, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 17 points in addition to eight boards and six assists.
Higley was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 21 assists in four consecutive games.
Higley's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points per game. As for Williams Field, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-6.
Williams Field was taken down by Higley 69-42 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Higley's Noah Gloor, who went 7 of 9 en route to 18 points and five rebounds. Now that Williams Field knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
