The home team had won the previous four meetings between Borrego Springs and Horizon Prep, and Borrego Springs kept the tradition alive. The Rams were the clear victors by a 40-16 margin over the Lions on Friday. Give the Rams' offense some serious credit: that high-scoring performance was actually the fewest points they've scored all season.
Josef Rocha
| 10/10/25 vs Horizon Prep | 297 |
| 10/03/25 @ Julian | 13 |
| 09/19/25 vs Julian | 49 |
| 09/12/25 @ Calvin Christian | 133 |
| 08/29/25 vs West Shores | 88 |
A big part of Borrego Springs' win came down to the chemistry between Christopher Alcaraz and his top target Josef Rocha. Alcaraz threw for 370 yards and five TDs while picking up 17.6 yards per attempt while Rocha picked up 297 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Rocha is now averaging an impressive 116 receiving yards per game.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Borrego Springs' defense and their three sacks. Alcaraz was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
Horizon Prep's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of August Tag, who gained 178 total yards and a touchdown, and Lochlan Church, who rushed for 98 yards and one score on only nine carries. Church's longest rush was for an incredible 83 yards.
Borrego Springs pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 49.0 points this season. As for Horizon Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Coming up, Borrego Springs will take on St. Joseph Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rams will need to watch out since the Crusaders have now posted at least 31 points in their last three contests. As for Horizon Prep, they will square off against Calvin Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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