Highland and Queen Creek are an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Highland Hawks will welcome the Queen Creek Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Highland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: ALA - Queen Creek, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Highland was ranked seventh). Highland received a blow on Friday as they fell 26-7 to ALA - Queen Creek. The contest marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Queen Creek aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Friday extended their overall winning streak to five. They managed a 28-23 victory over Red Mountain.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Tait Reynolds and Simon Lopez. Reynolds had a great game and rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. Meanwhile, Lopez was balling out in the loss, throwing for 184 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 42 yards and a touchdown.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Queen Creek, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Everything came up roses for Highland against Queen Creek when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-13 victory. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Queen Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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