The Texas Legacy Lions will face off against the Marine Military Academy Leathernecks at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Texas Legacy's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against La Pryor on Friday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-0. The shutout was out of character for the Lions seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Meanwhile, it was close, but two weeks ago Marine Military Academy sidestepped Non Varsity Opponent for a 37-34 victory. The win continues a trend for the Leathernecks in their matchups with Non Varsity Opponent: they've now won eight in a row.
A big part of Marine Military Academy's victory came down to the chemistry between Dash Varner and his top target Brandon Smith. Varner threw for 222 yards and five touchdowns while Smith picked up 161 receiving yards and three TDs. Smith showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 64 yards.
One reason for the win was Marine Military Academy's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Colton Clark and Clayton Bludah, who racked up five sacks between them. Clark is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Marine Military Academy now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Texas Legacy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
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