The Highland Hawks will square off against the Mountain View Toros at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Highland earned a 19-7 win over Campo Verde. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Alexis Eley was the offensive standout of the matchup as she threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of her passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Highland's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kylie Riggs and Bella Cruz who racked up all seven sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Mountain View entered their tilt with Red Mountain on Friday with six consecutive wins dating back to last season but they'll enter their next game with seven. They won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Mountain Lions 15-14.
Highland pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Mountain View, their record is now 2-0.
Highland came up short against Mountain View in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 24-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mountain View's Tierah Metcalf, who threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 35 yards. Now that Highland knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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