On Wednesday, Higley faced Queen Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Higley Knights took a hard 34-18 fall against the Queen Creek Bulldogs. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Higley's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ava Taliaferro, who threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Cadence Murdough, who picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Higley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Murdough and Alliyah Eastman. Eastman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Higley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Queen Creek, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Higley is taking a road trip to challenge Desert Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Desert Ridge's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Higley's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Queen Creek, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Highland at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Highland: 9.2, Queen Creek: 12) so any points scored will be well earned.
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