Two dominant backs in Jeremiah Martinez and Gavin Lusk are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Horizon Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Erie Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Horizon is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Mullen on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Horizon lost 40-14 to Mullen. The Hawks have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Erie had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Lightning as they made off with a 38-17 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Erie didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Steven Staff, Braylon Toliver, and Dylan Firebaugh picked up one apiece. Carson Hageman was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making 22 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Erie was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 387 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Horizon's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Erie, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
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