Football Preview: Vista PEAK Prep Bison vs. Horizon Hawks
Two dominant backs in Tyrone Smiley and Jeremiah Martinez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Vista PEAK Prep Bison will venture away from home to face off against the Horizon Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vista PEAK Prep is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Vista PEAK Prep's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Erie on Friday. They were outmatched by the Tigers at home and fell 50-0. While losing is never fun, the Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Tigers are ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Horizon, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Rangeview by a score of 21-14 on Friday.
It was another big night for Martinez, who rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 88 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 118 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Alex Birch, who threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Vista PEAK Prep now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Horizon, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.
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