Basketball Recap: Highland Piles Up the Points Against Desert Ridge

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

01/22/25 vs Desert Ridge	49
12/10/24 @ Corona del Sol	34
01/28/25 @ Gilbert	33
11/27/24 vs Cibola	32
02/11/25 @ Desert Ridge	30

Highland won the last time they faced Desert Ridge and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Highland Hawks breezed past the Desert Ridge Jaguars to the tune of 79-49. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Desert Ridge still got an impressive performance from Tyler Nine, who posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Leggitt, who scored eight points.

Highland is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points over those games. As for Desert Ridge, they dropped their record down to 7-15 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.

Highland has already played their next contest, a 77-60 victory against Gilbert on the 13th. As for Desert Ridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 71-66 loss against Queen Creek on the 12th.