Highland is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Red Mountain is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hawks will host the Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Highland's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last nine games.
Highland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Mountain Ridge as they made off with a 35-14 victory. Considering the Hawks have won 17 contests by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Alexis Eley and Amiaya Tice. Eley had a solid game and threw for 100 yards and two TDs while completing 72.2% of her passes. Meanwhile, Tice was balling out in the loss, throwing for 266 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also rushing for 81 yards on only ten carries.
Meanwhile, Red Mountain faced O'Connor in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Mountain Lions managed a 12-7 win over the Eagles.
Highland's victory bumped their record up to 18-1. As for Red Mountain, their win bumped their record up to an identical 18-1.
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