On Friday, Legacy faced Desert Pines in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Legacy Longhorns took down the Desert Pines Jaguars 28-13. This was payback for the Longhorns, who suffered a 37-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Zaione Henderson was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Dominic Oliver got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Legacy's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Semaj Williams was the leader with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Legacy got some further help from Martell Mckenzie: he made 17 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The win got Legacy back to even at 2-2. As for Desert Pines, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Legacy will challenge Green Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Desert Pines, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Las Vegas at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Desert Pines focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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