The Silverado Skyhawks will head out on the road to face off against the Legacy Longhorns at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Silverado is looking for their season's first victory.
Silverado is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Green Valley on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Silverado lost 35-14 to Green Valley.
Despite the defeat, Silverado had strong showings from Armani Combs, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown, and D'Angelo Hagans, who gained 86 total yards and a touchdown. Hagans was even better on defense, making four total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending three passes in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Silverado didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hagans and Banks Delima.
Meanwhile, Legacy faced Palo Verde in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Friday. Legacy never let Palo Verde onto the board and left with a 35-0 win. The Longhorns might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 29 points or more this season.
Aidan Crawford looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 118 yards and three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Legacy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Semaj Williams with two. Williams 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.
Silverado's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Legacy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season.
Silverado took a serious blow against Legacy in their previous meeting back in September, falling 49-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Crawford, who threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes. Now that Silverado knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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