Football Preview: Faith Lutheran Crusaders vs. Legacy Longhorns
Faith Lutheran has gone 4-0 against Legacy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Faith Lutheran Crusaders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Legacy Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Faith Lutheran sitting on six straight wins and Legacy on three.
Last Friday, everything went Faith Lutheran's way against Sierra Vista as Faith Lutheran made off with a 34-13 victory. Considering the Crusaders have won three matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Faith Lutheran's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aipa Kuloloia led the charge by picking up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another signal caller making a difference was Alexander Rogers, who threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt.
Faith Lutheran wouldn't let Sierra Vista keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Gavin Day, John Trumbull, Joseph Nicci, and Ricky Manning picked up one apiece. Day is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last nine games he's played dating back to last season. Faith Lutheran got some further help from Patrick Duffy: he made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Legacy faced Shadow Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Legacy simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Shadow Ridge 43-14 at home.
Faith Lutheran pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Legacy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Faith Lutheran strolled past Legacy in their previous matchup back in August of 2022 by a score of 25-8. Will Faith Lutheran repeat their success, or does Legacy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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