Football Preview: Legacy Lightning vs. Rangeview Raiders
The Legacy Lightning will take on the Rangeview Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Things were looking good for Legacy after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 28-27 to Mullen. The Lightning have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Tyler Anderson and Dante Dupuch. Dupuch had a solid game and rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Anderson was balling out in the loss, rushing for 44 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 75 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Rangeview lost a heartbreaker to Horizon when they met back in October of 2022, and they left with a heavy heart again on Friday. Rangeview took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Horizon. The loss continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the defeat, Rangeview got top-tier performance from Tyson Tuck, who rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 138 yards and a touchdown. Dontae Allison was Tuck's top target, picking up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Legacy's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Rangeview, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Legacy against Rangeview in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 55-0 win. Does Legacy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rangeview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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