The Horizon Hawks will face off against the Fort Collins Lambkins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Horizon has given up an average of 25.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Horizon is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 47 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Legacy on Thursday. They lost 32-10 to the Lightning.
Meanwhile, Fort Collins' game on Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 28-21 win over Fossil Ridge.
Fort Collins' win came from a few key players Horizon will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jack McKeon, who rushed for 86 yards and a pair of TDs on only 12 carries. Another player making a difference was Justin Cranford, who threw for 187 yards and one touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Fort Collins didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kaden Souders and Evan Kadrich. Souders got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Horizon dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Fort Collins, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Horizon suffered a grim 51-25 defeat to Fort Collins when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Hawks were down 31-7.
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