Horizon hasn't had much luck against Del Valle recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Horizon Scorpions will look to defend their home field against the Del Valle Conquistadores at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Horizon is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They fell 44-35 to Burges. One positive for the Scorpions, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Julian Williams, who threw for 253 yards and four touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Sergio Santana, who picked up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Del Valle put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 71-0 victory over Hanks. Considering the Conquistadores have won four contests by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jake Fette was his usual excellent self, throwing for 335 yards and eight touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.2 passing touchdowns per game. Another player making a difference was Ryu Nunez, who picked up 74 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Del Valle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hanks only rushed for 39.
Del Valle didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Abraham Garcia and Johnathan Estrada.
Horizon's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Del Valle, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Horizon took a serious blow against Del Valle when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 64-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fette, who threw for 337 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Now that Horizon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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