On Thursday, Highland faced Marcos de Niza in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Highland Hawks simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Marcos de Niza Padres 28-0 at home. The game marked the Hawks' most dominant win of the season so far.
Alexis Eley continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 269 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of her passes, and also rushing for 50 yards. Emma Frost was Eley's top target, picking up 83 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Highland's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Bella Cruz was the leader with two.
The victory made it two in a row for Highland and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Marcos de Niza, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-2.
Highland will challenge Millennium at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Highland's defense has only allowed 6.2 points per game this season, so Millennium's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Marcos de Niza, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Westwood at 6:00 p.m.
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