Football Preview: Legacy Lightning vs. Horizon Hawks
Legacy is 9-1 against Horizon since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Legacy Lightning are taking a road trip to square off against the Horizon Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Legacy and Broomfield were almost perfectly matched up, but Legacy suffered a 14-13 loss. The Lightning have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Horizon never let their opponents score on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Boulder 33-0 on the road. 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 defeat 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 when the teams last played 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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