Football Preview: Legend Titans vs. Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans
The Legend Titans will head out to challenge the Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Legend will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Legend's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Chaparral at home to the tune of 55-0. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Wolverines are ranked 69th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Jaden Lawrence, who picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Nicholas Farley, who threw for 215 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Legend didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Payton Aukland and Champ Jones. The dominant performance also gave Aukland a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Fountain-Fort Carson and Regis Jesuit met for a duel on Friday where Fountain-Fort Carson couldn't get it done. Fountain-Fort Carson had to suffer through a 45-7 loss at the hands of Regis Jesuit. The Trojans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-0.
Legend's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Legend and Fountain-Fort Carson were almost perfectly matched up in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but Legend suffered an agonizing 29-28 defeat. Thankfully for Legend, Mathias Price (who rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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