Queen Creek hasn't had much luck against Highland recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Queen Creek Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the Highland Hawks at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Queen Creek's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches.
Queen Creek lost 86-61 to Higley on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Knights are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Highland entered their tilt with Williams Field on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They snuck past the Black Hawks with a 51-47 win.
Highland's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-8. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points per game. As for Queen Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-9.
Queen Creek came up short against Highland in their previous meeting back in January, falling 64-59. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Highland's Ty Crandall, who went 7 of 8 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points and five rebounds. Now that Queen Creek knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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