The Higley Knights will take on the Hamilton Huskies at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Higley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Higley will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Williams Field on Thursday. Higley blew past Williams Field, posting a 34-0 victory. The contest marked the Knights' most dominant win of the season.
Ava Taliaferro had an outrageously good game as she threw for 283 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of her passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Maci Kerns, who picked up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Hamilton put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Chandler a 13-0 shutout. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked first, while the Wolves are ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Hamilton's victory came down to the chemistry between Marlie Phillips and her top target Samaya Taylor-Jenkins. Phillips threw for 149 yards and a touchdown while Taylor-Jenkins picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Hamilton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Taylor-Jenkins and Jada Hill.
Hamilton pushed their record up to 13-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.2 points per game. As for Higley, they moved to 5-7 with that victory, which also ended their five-game losing streak.
Higley took a serious blow against Hamilton in their previous meeting back in October, falling 42-0. Can Higley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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