The Horizon Huskies will square off against the ALA - Gilbert North Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
ALA - Gilbert North is hoping to do what Cactus Shadows couldn't on Friday: put an end to Horizon's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Horizon enjoyed a cozy 40-21 victory over Cactus Shadows. The Huskies pushed the score to 40-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Falcons cut but never quite recovered from.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jase Ashley and Donivan C Dixon. Ashley had a great game and threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes. Meanwhile, C Dixon was balling out in the loss, rushing for 126 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 272 yards on 24 of 47 attempts.
Meanwhile, ALA - Gilbert North faced Notre Dame Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. ALA - Gilbert North fell just short of Notre Dame Prep by a score of 51-48. The Eagles have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Despite the loss, ALA - Gilbert North got top-tier performance from Kody Thorley, who rushed for 41 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. Thorley has become a key player for ALA - Gilbert North: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Cam Shepard also helped out as he racked up 109 receiving yards.
Horizon's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for ALA - Gilbert North, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Horizon beat ALA - Gilbert North 35-28 when the teams last played back in November of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was ALA - Gilbert North's Brandon Phelps, who picked up 226 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Horizon to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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