After each having a week off, the Mesa Jackrabbits and the Highland Hawks will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Mesa: 8.3, Highland: 6.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Mesa's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Tuesday. They secured a 6-0 W over Williams Field.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Highland). They simply couldn't be stopped last Wednesday as they easily beat Skyline 35-0 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won four contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Highland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emilee Searle, who picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Searle is becoming a predictor of Highland's success: when she posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when she doesn't). Another passer making a difference was Alexis Eley, who threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns.
Highland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Eden Farrel and Addy Lowe.
Mesa's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Highland, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Mesa, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 17-0 loss to Highland in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Mesa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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