Football Recap: Legacy Lightning vs. Mountain View Mountain Lions
A win for Legacy just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 47-8 loss at the hands of the Mountain View Mountain Lions. While losing is never fun, the Lightning can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Mountain Lions are ranked fifth).
Gianna Schmidt rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown.
A big part of Mountain View's victory came down to the chemistry between Mason Premer and her top target Gwynneth Marks. Premer rushed for 32 yards and two touchdowns while Marks gained 134 total yards and four touchdowns. Marks continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. Ellie Harper also deserves a mention for her punt return touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Legacy and nudges their season record down to 5-8. As for Mountain View, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
Legacy will square off against Thornton at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Mountain View, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 40-14 victory against Douglas County on the 5th.
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