The Queen Creek Bulldogs will face off against the Highland Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Queen Creek: 12, Highland: 8.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Queen Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Higley, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Queen Creek was ranked 14th). Queen Creek strolled past Higley with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 34-18. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on four straight.
Meanwhile, Highland owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They put the hurt on Williams Field with a sharp 21-0 win. Considering the Hawks have won six matches by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Alexis Eley was her usual excellent self, throwing for 307 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards she has posted since back in September.
Highland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Kaitlyn Saunders led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself.
Queen Creek's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Highland, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Queen Creek ended up a good deal behind Highland in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 24-6. Will Queen Creek have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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