Two dominant signal callers in Marlie Phillips and Alexis Eley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Hamilton Huskies will square off against the Highland Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Hamilton sitting on eight straight victories and Highland on three.
Hamilton's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Browne 48-0 at home. Give the Huskies' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Highland faced Mesa in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Highland beat Mesa by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 35-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Hawks just coasted through the last quarter.
Eley continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 155 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Brooklyn Miller was another key player, picking up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Highland's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Bella Cruz was the leader with two.
Hamilton's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Highland, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
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