It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Borrego Springs can now relate to. They took a 50-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Horizon Prep Lions on Friday. The Rams lost against the Lions in their previous head to head two weeks ago, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 62-30 score last time.
Borrego Springs lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Alexis Urquidez, who picked up 109 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Borrego Springs also got a significant boost from Christopher Alcaraz, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Even though they lost, Borrego Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Gavin Parker was his usual excellent self, rushing for 188 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 204 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes for Horizon Prep. With that strong performance, Parker is now averaging an impressive 105.8 rushing yards per game. Wyatt Garrabrants also helped out as he racked up 180 rushing yards.
Borrego Springs' record now sits at 5-4. As for Horizon Prep, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
As of now, neither Borrego Springs nor Horizon Prep have any future games scheduled.
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