Football Recap: Horizon Huskies vs. Pinnacle Pioneers
On Thursday, Horizon faced Pinnacle in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Horizon Huskies fell just short of the Pinnacle Pioneers by a score of 54-51. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (44), the Huskies still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Horizon still got an impressive performance from Jase Ashley, who threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. Jax Markovich also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Wyatt Horton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Pinnacle, throwing for 480 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Alex Lugo, who picked up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The loss snapped Horizon's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record. As for Pinnacle, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Horizon will welcome Millennium at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Horizon will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Pinnacle, they will host ALA - Queen Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Pinnacle's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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