Football Preview: Tucumcari Rattlers vs. Legacy Academy Silverbacks
The Tucumcari Rattlers are taking a road trip to square off against the Legacy Academy Silverbacks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tucumcari is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Tucumcari is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Santa Rosa on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tucumcari was outmatched by Santa Rosa at home and fell 55-7.
Meanwhile, Legacy Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Estancia at home to the tune of 42-7. The Silverbacks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by 34 points or more this season.
Legacy Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lorenzo Sedillo-Urban led the charge by rushing 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.
Tucumcari's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Legacy Academy, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
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