On Friday, Highland faced Queen Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Highland Hawks fell just short of the Queen Creek Bulldogs by a score of 23-20. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Hawks have suffered since September 22, 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Highland lost, don't look at Kalen Fisher. Despite the final result, he threw for 294 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 46 yards. Those 46 rushing yards gave Fisher a new career-high.
It was another big night for Tait Reynolds, who rushed for 200 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 100 yards on ten of 16 attempts for Queen Creek. With that strong performance, Reynolds is now averaging an impressive 108.7 rushing yards per game.
Highland's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. As for Queen Creek, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Highland will face off against Desert Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That match will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Michael Alvarado and Kash Allen. As for Queen Creek, they will take on ALA - Queen Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. ALA - Queen Creek is coming into the game with four straight wins at home, so Queen Creek will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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