The Horizon Hawks are taking a road trip to take on the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Horizon 11.1, Mountain Vista 5.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Horizon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They secured a 13-7 W over ThunderRidge.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mountain Vista). They blew past Highlands Ranch, posting an 82-6 victory. Fans of the Golden Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Mountain Vista's win came from a few key players Horizon will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ariana Akey, who threw for 218 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 89.5% of her passes. Akey is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: she's passed for at least three every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Marr, who threw for 146 yards and three TDs.
Mountain Vista didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off seven passes before the game was over. Akey led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by herself. She got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Horizon is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.2 points on average over those games. As for Mountain Vista, their victory bumped their record up to 15-0.
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