The Horizon Scorpions will venture away from home to face off against the Hanks Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Horizon focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
Horizon's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Chapin on Friday. They were dealt a 69-0 defeat at the hands of the Huskies. The loss continues a trend for the Scorpions in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Hanks slipped by Americas 38-37 two weeks ago. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Jordan Morales and his top target Deonte Wensel. Morales threw for 279 yards and two touchdowns while Wensel picked up 174 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Wensel showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 60 yards.
Horizon now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Hanks, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Things could have been worse for Horizon, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 31-14 loss to Hanks when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hanks' Michael Oliver, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown. Now that Horizon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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