Highland won against Desert Ridge last Tuesday with 24 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Thursday. The Highland Hawks had just enough and edged the Gilbert Tigers out 24-21. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Hawks have posted since October 1st.
Alexis Eley continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 276 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.5% of her passes, and also rushing for 73 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Highland's defense and their four sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kylie Riggs. She is on a roll when it comes to sacks, as she's now posted two or more in the last five games she's played.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Highland, bringing their record for this year to 12-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.2 points per game. As for Gilbert, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-4.
As of now, neither Highland nor Gilbert have any future games scheduled.
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