Football Recap: Legacy Academy Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Victory

By Team Reports Oct 22, 2024, 9:32am

Football Recap: Legacy Academy Silverbacks vs. Estancia Bears

Legacy Academy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Estancia Bears 42-7 at home. The result was nothing new for the Silverbacks, who have now won seven matches by 34 points or more so far this season.

Legacy Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lorenzo Sedillo-Urban out in front who rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown. David Lavery was in the mix too, providing Legacy Academy with a touchdown.

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 posted since the start of last season.

Legacy Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. 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.

Legacy Academy's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Estancia, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Legacy Academy will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Tucumcari at 12:00 p.m. Legacy Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Tucumcari likes a good challenge. As for Estancia, they will head out on the road to square off against Capitan at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Estancia is facing Capitan at the right time seeing as Capitan is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.

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