The Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans will challenge the Legend Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fountain-Fort Carson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season.
Fountain-Fort Carson will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They had to suffer through a 45-7 loss at the hands of Regis Jesuit. The contest marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Legend had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Wolverines 55-0 at home. The Titans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 30 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Jaden Lawrence, who picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown. Nicholas Farley was another key player, throwing for 215 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Legend didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Payton Aukland and Champ Jones. The dominant performance also gave Aukland a new career-high in rushing yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Fountain-Fort Carson and nudges their season record down to 4-3. As for Legend, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Fountain-Fort Carson won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, slipping by Legend 29-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lawrence, who rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Fountain-Fort Carson still be able to contain Lawrence? There's only one way to find out.
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