On Friday, Cactus Shadows faced Horizon in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cactus Shadows Falcons lost to the Horizon Huskies at home by a 40-21 margin. The defeat continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, Cactus Shadows still got an impressive performance from Donivan C Dixon, who rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 272 yards on 24 of 47 attempts. A healthy portion of C Dixon's aerial production (90 yards to be exact) went to Dillon Aspiras.
It was another big night for Jase Ashley, who threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown for Horizon. Adem Wagner was Ashley's top target, picking up 97 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Cactus Shadows' loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Horizon, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cactus Shadows will venture away from home to challenge Agua Fria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cactus Shadows is facing Agua Fria at the right time seeing as Agua Fria is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Horizon, they will head out on the road to square off against ALA - Gilbert North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Horizon will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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