Editing a Player's Scale Over the Network

Hey guys,

I'm somewhat new to network programming, so this question might be really obvious, but I can't seem to find an answer anywhere.

I'm making a 2D multiplayer game, and I want it so that when a player goes left or right, it changes the scale so that the character looks to be facing left or right.

The only problem is, while I can get the host's direction to update on the client, I cannot get the client's direction to update on the host's screen. Could you tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Here's the code I'm using:

     [SyncVar]
     private bool facingLeft;
     private Vector2 defaultScale;
     
     void Start() {
         defaultScale = transform.localScale;
     
         if (!isLocalPlayer) {
             return;
         }
         
         anim = GetComponent<Animator>();
     }
     
     void Update() {
         Facing();
     
         if (!isLocalPlayer) {
             return;
         }
         
         Movement();
     }
     
     void Movement() {
         if (Input.GetButton("Forward") || Input.GetButton("Back") || Input.GetButton("Left") || Input.GetButton("Right")) {
             anim.SetBool("isWalking", true);
         } else {
             anim.SetBool("isWalking", false);
         }
     
         if (Input.GetButton("Forward")) {
             transform.Translate(new Vector2(0,1 * movementSpeed * Time.deltaTime));
         } else if (Input.GetButton("Back")) {
             transform.Translate(new Vector2(0,-1 * movementSpeed * Time.deltaTime));
         }
         
         if (Input.GetButton("Right")) {
             transform.Translate(new Vector2(1 * movementSpeed * Time.deltaTime, 0));
             facingLeft = false;
         } else if (Input.GetButton("Left")) {
             transform.Translate(new Vector2(-1 * movementSpeed * Time.deltaTime, 0));
             facingLeft = true;
         }
     }
     
     void Facing() {
         if (facingLeft) {
             transform.localScale = new Vector2(-defaultScale.x, defaultScale.y);
         } else if (!facingLeft) {
             transform.localScale = new Vector2(defaultScale.x, defaultScale.y);
         }

Thanks!