The El Paso Tigers will challenge the Horizon Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. El Paso is out to stop a seven-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Last Friday, El Paso was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 26-21 to Hanks.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Martin Gonzalez and Jordan Morales. Morales had a great game and threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Gonzalez was balling out in the loss, throwing for 165 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 66 yards.
Meanwhile, Horizon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Del Valle at home and fell 42-13. While losing is never fun, the Scorpions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 952nd, while the Conquistadores are ranked 241st).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Julian Williams, who threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns. Horizon also got a significant boost from Diego Flores, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 93 yards.
El Paso's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Horizon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. El Paso has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 165 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Horizon, though, as they've been averaging only 82.9. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
El Paso came up short against Horizon in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, falling 22-14. Thankfully for El Paso, Ernie Garcia (who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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