Football Preview: Horizon Hawks vs. Fort Collins Lambkins
Two dominant backs in Jeremiah Martinez and Jack Mckeon are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Horizon Hawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Fort Collins Lambkins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Horizon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 47-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Legacy. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Lightning: they've now lost nine in a row.
Horizon might have lost, but man, Martinez was a machine: he rushed for 296 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Martinez is now averaging an impressive 132.2 rushing yards per game. Alex Birch was another key player, throwing for 200 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Horizon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-14, which was the final score in Fort Collins' tilt against Fossil Ridge on Thursday. The Lambkins were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-7.
Fort Collins' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Mckeon, who gained 109 total yards and a touchdown, and Levi Hermsen, who picked up 110 receiving yards. What's more, he's the contest marked his third straight with at least 110 dating back to last season.
Horizon's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Fort Collins, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
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