The Apollo Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Highland Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, everything went Apollo's way against Centennial as Apollo made off with a 41-19 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Hawks have posted against the Coyotes since March 2, 2021.
| 12/10/24 @ Centennial | 15 |
| 12/04/24 vs Cibola | 12 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Apollo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Meekah Nunez, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 boards. With that strong performance, Nunez is now averaging an impressive 9 rebounds per game. Another player making a difference was Murryah Crump, who posted 11 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Highland on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Corona del Sol out of the water with a 74-15 final score. With that victory, the Hawks brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Apollo better focus on containing Emilee Searle and Bailey Williams as the pair were huge in Highland's win. Searle went 9 of 20 on her way to 21 points in addition to eight boards and eight steals, while Williams went 7 of 11 on her way to 16 points along with seven steals and six assists. That's the most steals Searle has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Jacobsen, who went 6 of 14 on her way to 13 points and seven boards.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 51 points. As for Apollo, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
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