The Legacy Longhorns will be playing at home against the Shadow Ridge Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Legacy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 28-6 margin over Silverado. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Longhorns.
Zaione Henderson had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Shadow Ridge came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Mountain Lions 42-20. 42 seems to be a good number for the Mustangs as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Gage Crnkovic was a one-man wrecking crew for Shadow Ridge as he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Crnkovic's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Shadow Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups.
Shadow Ridge wouldn't let Sierra Vista keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Malahkai Berry, Mujahid Gilliard, and Ula Cox picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Sierra Vista's side was Colton Richter, who picked up two sacks and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Legacy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.8 points per game. As for Shadow Ridge, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything came up roses for Legacy against Shadow Ridge in their previous matchup back in October, as the team secured a 43-14 victory. Will Legacy repeat their success, or does Shadow Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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