Football Recap: Legacy Lightning vs. Rangeview Raiders
Legacy posted their biggest win since September 28, 2023 on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 41-3 victory over the Rangeview Raiders. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Lightning also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Andrew Gardner had an outrageously good game as he threw for 184 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Legacy also got a significant boost from Tyler Anderson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 107 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Legacy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 92 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four games they've averaged 160.2.
Legacy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Adam Taylor and Jack Boemecke. Another thorn in Rangeview's side was Joey Vaughan, who picked up three sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Legacy's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Rangeview, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-5.
Legacy will face off against Erie at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Erie's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups. As for Rangeview, they will square off against Vista PEAK Prep at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Rangeview is facing Vista PEAK Prep at the right time seeing as Vista PEAK Prep is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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