Horizon unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost 48-28 to the Socorro Bulldogs on Saturday. The Scorpions were down 41-21 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Horizon still got an impressive performance from Isaiah Aguilera, who rushed for 177 yards and two TDs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Castillo, who rushed for 51 yards and one touchdown.
Adrian Hunt went supernova For Socorro., rushing for 160 yards and four scores on only 14 carries, while also picking up 65 receiving yards and one TD. Hunt showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 65 yards. Antonio Trivizo helped out on the ground, rushing for 94 yards.
Looking ahead, Horizon will take on West Plains at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Socorro, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Ysleta at 7:30 p.m.
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