Football Recap: Prestonwood Christian Lions vs. Legacy Christian Academy Eagles
Prestonwood Christian won the last time they faced Legacy Christian Academy, and things went their way on Friday too. The Prestonwood Christian Lions walked away with a 35-28 win over the Legacy Christian Academy Eagles. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Eagles are ranked 508th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lj Taylor was his usual excellent self, rushing for 210 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. Luke Glass was another key player, throwing for 211 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Prestonwood Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Legacy Christian Academy only rushed for 128.
Despite the loss, Legacy Christian Academy still got an impressive performance from Garrett Sims, who rushed for 122 yards while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Sims got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 68 yards.
Prestonwood Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Legacy Christian Academy, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withParish Episcopal at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Prestonwood Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.1 points per game this season. As for Legacy Christian Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Nolan Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
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