The Horizon Scorpions will take on the Parkland Matadors in a tournament on Thursday. Hopefully Horizon focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 22 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Horizon didn't have too much trouble with Immanuel Christian as they won 33-19. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Scorpions.
Horizon can attribute much of their success to Azul Rivera, who earned 11 points in addition to three steals and two blocks. What's more, Rivera also posted a 36% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2023. Priscilla Rodriguez was another key player, earning eight points along with three steals.
Horizon was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Immanuel Christian only posted three.
Meanwhile, Parkland strolled past Ysleta with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 38-21.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Parkland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rachel Silva, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Daisy Nunez, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds.
Parkland's victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1. As for Horizon, their win ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Horizon came up short against Parkland in their previous meeting back in February, falling 38-26. Can Horizon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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