Football Recap: Canutillo Piles Up the Points Against Horizon

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Previous Games

10/31/25 - Home	56-0 W
11/01/24 - Away	42-0 W
11/05/21 - Away	43-34 W
11/13/20 - Home	54-0 W
11/01/19 - Away	48-7 W
+ 3 more games

Canutillo never let their opponents score on Friday. They really took it to the Horizon Scorpions for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-0 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 25 points or more this season.

Leading Canutillo to victory were Jarid Gamiz and Cesar Huerta. Gamiz rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, while Huerta threw for 100 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 75% of his passes. Gamiz has become a key player for the Eagles: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise.

Canutillo's run defense was locked in: Horizon could only muster 0.5 yards per carry. While two picked up at least eight total tackles, Joaquin Alvarado stood above the rest. He picked up a sack and made eight total tackles. Canutillo is a perfect 4-0 when they shut down the run game so well.

Canutillo's defense didn't let Mauricio Payan, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for 5.5 sacks. Horizon's QB won't forget David Nunez anytime soon given he sacked him three times. Nunez is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in each of the last four games he's played.

Canutillo now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Horizon, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-9.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Canutillo will challenge rival Andress at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Horizon is set to square off against their familiar foe Jefferson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.