The Erie Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Legacy Lightning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Erie is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Mullen, who was ranked 17th at the time (Erie was ranked 15th). The Tigers fell 18-6 to the Mustangs on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 61 points in the game before, the Tigers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Legacy strolled past Rangeview with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 28-13. The Lightning pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Raiders cut but never quite recovered from.
Legacy's win came from a few key players Erie will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Andrew Gardner, who threw for 151 yards and three TDs. Peyton Studebaker got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Legacy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 26.0 points over those games. As for Erie, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-3.
Everything went Erie's way against Legacy in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as Erie made off with a 38-17 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Lightning's Tyler Anderson, who picked up 81 receiving yards and one score, and also rushed for 73 yards and one touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Tigers to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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