The Legacy Longhorns will take on the Pinecrest Academy Cadence Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Legacy: 14.8, Pinecrest Academy Cadence: 10) so any points scored will be well earned.
Legacy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Green Valley, who was ranked 25th at the time (Legacy was ranked 17th). Legacy fell just short of Green Valley by a score of 24-21 on Tuesday. The Longhorns haven't had much luck with the Gators recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest Academy Cadence entered their tilt with Amplus Academy on Monday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They breezed by the Archers to the tune of 34-0. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won 11 contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Pinecrest Academy Cadence's win came down to the chemistry between Leyton Gasperosky and her top target Patricia Monacelli. Gasperosky threw for 193 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.4% of her passes while Monacelli picked up 117 receiving yards and three touchdowns. That's the most receiving yards Monacelli has posted since back in December of 2024.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sarah Nason and Alia Bindrup.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.5 points per game. As for Legacy, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Legacy beat Pinecrest Academy Cadence 33-20 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Will Legacy repeat their success, or does Pinecrest Academy Cadence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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