Football Preview: Legacy Lightning vs. Horizon Hawks
Legacy has gone 9-1 against Horizon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Legacy Lightning are taking a road trip to challenge the Horizon Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Legacy was just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to Broomfield. The Lightning haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, while Horizon put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Boulder. Horizon breezed by Boulder on the road to the tune of 33-0. The Hawks' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Jeremiah Martinez, who rushed for 213 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Horizon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Legacy's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Horizon, the win snapped their losing streak at five games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-3 record.
Everything came up roses for Legacy against Horizon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 55-28 victory. Will Legacy repeat their success, or does Horizon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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