On Tuesday Highland will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Queen Creek Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Highland's defense has only allowed 8.4 points per game this season, so Queen Creek's offense will have their work cut out for them.
If Queen Creek heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Highland took over last week. Highland's defense stepped up to hand Williams Field a 21-0 shutout on Thursday. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
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.
Meanwhile, Queen Creek faced Higley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Queen Creek enjoyed a cozy 34-18 win over Higley. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their 12-point performance the game before.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Queen Creek, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
Highland strolled past Queen Creek in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 24-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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