Legacy is 0-4 against Faith Lutheran since October of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The Legacy Longhorns will face off against the Faith Lutheran Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Legacy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Shadow Ridge, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Legacy was ranked 13th). Legacy breezed by Shadow Ridge at home to the tune of 43-14 on Saturday. The win was nothing new for the Longhorns as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, Faith Lutheran put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Sierra Vista 34-13. The Crusaders pushed the score to 34-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mountain Lions cut but never quite recovered from.
Faith Lutheran's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aipa Kuloloia, who picked up 126 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Another signal caller making a difference was Alexander Rogers, who threw for 244 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt.
Faith Lutheran wouldn't let Sierra Vista keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Gavin Day, John Trumbull, Joseph Nicci, and Ricky Manning picked up one apiece. Nicci also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12. Faith Lutheran got some further help from Patrick Duffy: he made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Legacy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Faith Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Legacy lost to Faith Lutheran on the road by a decisive 25-8 margin in their previous meeting back in August of 2022. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Faith Lutheran's Cale Breslin, who rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown. Now that Legacy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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