Horizon has gone 5-0 against Millennium recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Horizon Huskies will be playing in front of their home fans against the Millennium Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Horizon will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Horizon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Pinnacle, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Horizon was ranked 20th). Horizon fell just short of Pinnacle by a score of 54-51 on Thursday. 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.
Horizon might have lost, but man, Jase Ashley was a machine: he threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown. Jordan Partridge was Ashley's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Even if they lost, Horizon's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Leading the way was Nathan Senior with two. Tyler Furniss was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Millennium strolled past Willow Canyon with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-19.
Donovan Delong was his usual excellent self, rushing for 102 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, while also throwing for 133 yards and three touchdowns. Trey Peck was Delong's top target, picking up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Horizon fell to 3-1. As for Millennium, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Horizon has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 227.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Millennium struggles in that department as they've been averaging 151.8. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Horizon against Millennium in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 43-13 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Millennium's Jalen Dupree, who rushed for 201 yards while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Horizon to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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