On Friday, Horizon faced Notre Dame Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Horizon Huskies walked away with a 20-7 win over the Notre Dame Prep Saints. The 20-point effort marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Horizon came from Jax Markovich, Jackson Murray, and Bodie Zamorano.
One reason for the win was Horizon's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Notre Dame Prep's QB won't forget Beau Caliendo anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Caliendo is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Horizon got some further help from Tyler Furniss: he picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles in addition to snagging two interceptions.
The victory made it two in a row for Horizon and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Notre Dame Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Horizon and Desert Mountain will meet in a canine-themed contest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Horizon will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Notre Dame Prep, they will head out to challenge Higley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Higley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season.
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