Football Preview: Legacy Academy Silverbacks vs. Tucumcari Rattlers
The Legacy Academy Silverbacks will square off against the Tucumcari Rattlers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Legacy Academy's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Tucumcari has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Legacy Academy at home against Estancia as the squad secured a 42-7 win. The Silverbacks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by 34 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Legacy Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lorenzo Sedillo-Urban, who rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown. David Lavery was in the mix too, providing Legacy Academy with a touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Legacy Academy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Luke Sanchez and Zachary Perea, who racked up all five sacks between them. Perea is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Legacy Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Tucumcari just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Santa Rosa 55-7.
Legacy Academy's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Tucumcari, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
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