Football Recap: Horizon Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Markese Tatum and Kaio Oliveira + How To Watch

Horizon extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 2-4. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 20-14 heartbreaker at the hands of the Winter Springs Bears. If the Hawks were looking for revenge after losing 21-15 to the Bears when the teams met back in September of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Kaio Oliveira

Rushing Yards

09/26/25 vs Winter Springs	130
09/19/25 vs Evans	101
09/12/25 vs Forest	136

Horizon's loss came despite strong showings from Kaio Oliveira and Markese Tatum. Oliveira gained 244 total yards and a touchdown, while Tatum rushed for 32 yards and one score. Oliveira's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards.

Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Trace Kulczar for the heroic effort on defense: he. Horizon's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.4.

As for Winter Springs, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.3 points on average over those games.

The critical scores for Winter Springs came from Omar Scott and Logan Sullivan.

Horizon will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on South Lake at 7:00 p.m. on October 10. The Eagles' defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so the Hawks' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Winter Springs, they will take on Melbourne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bears' defense better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 38.7 points per game this season.