The Horn Jaguars are taking a road trip to square off against the Mesquite Skeeters at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Horn was beaten by Lancaster 48-19. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Tigers are ranked 46th).
Although Horn took the loss, they still got scores from Rodney Franklin, Cedonyae Lott, and Lott.
Meanwhile, Mesquite fell victim to DeSoto and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Eagles, falling 71-0. The Skeeters have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Horn's defeat was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Mesquite, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Horn took their victory against Mesquite in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 48-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Horn since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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