There's no place like home for Burges, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 44-35 victory over the Horizon Scorpions on Friday. With that win, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 27 points per game.
It was another big night for Luke Dexter-Quinn, who rushed for 307 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 41 receiving yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 125.9 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Burges was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Burges wouldn't let Horizon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Burges can thank Elijah Serrano and Anthony Villegas for forcing both of them.
Despite the defeat, Horizon saw an underclassman step up: Julian Williams threw for 253 yards and four touchdowns. Sergio Santana was another key player, picking up 95 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Burges' victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Horizon, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Burges has already played their next matchup, a 34-21 loss against Andress on the 18th. As for Horizon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 42-13 defeat against Del Valle on the 18th.
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