Codefights Maximizepoints Challenge

maximizepoints.js

function maximizePoints(team1, team2) {
    var team2_copy = team2;
    var len_team2 = team2.length;
    
    best_points = 0;
    
    for (i = 0; i < len_team2; i++){
        highest_number = Math.max(...team2_copy);
        index_of_highest_number = team2_copy.indexOf(Math.max.apply(Math, team2_copy));
        higher_array = [];
        
        team1.forEach(function(element, index, array){
            if(element >= highest_number){
                higher_array.push(element);
            }
        });
        result = 0;
        if(higher_array.length > 0){
            best_result_number = Math.max(...higher_array);
            index_of_best_result_highest_number = team1.indexOf(Math.max.apply(Math, higher_array));
            
            team1.splice(index_of_best_result_highest_number, 1);
            if(best_result_number > highest_number){
                result = 1
            }
        }
        best_points += result;
        team2_copy.splice(index_of_highest_number, 1);
        
    }
    return best_points;
}