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.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 48-19, which was the final score in Horn's tilt against Lancaster on Friday. 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 had to suffer through a 71-0 loss at the hands of the Eagles. The Skeeters have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Horn dropped their record down to 1-3 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mesquite, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Everything went Horn's way against Mesquite in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Horn made off with a 48-27 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Horn since the team 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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