Horizon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They took a 47-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the El Dorado Aztecs. While losing is never fun, the Scorpions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1334th, while the Aztecs are ranked 581st).
El Dorado found their leader in sophomore Jacob Villalobos, who went 6 of 10 en route to 20 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Villalobos a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Montoya, who posted six points and three steals.
Horizon's loss dropped their record down to 5-19. As for El Dorado, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
Horizon will venture away from home to challenge Americas at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Americas will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Horizon surely won't give up without a fight. El Dorado has already played their next matchup (against Parkland), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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