Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Legacy Charter). They enjoyed a cozy 30-12 victory over the Saint Francis Catholic Wolves on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2020.
Mario Gomez had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Another reason for the win was Legacy Charter's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Gaven Arana and Logan Stimmell, who racked up six sacks between them. Arana also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Legacy Charter got some further help from Kevin Barnard: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Legacy Charter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Legacy Charter's win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Saint Francis Catholic, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Legacy Charter will challenge Cedar Creek Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Legacy Charter is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Saint Francis Catholic, they will head out to face off against Keswick Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keswick Christian's defense has only allowed 14.4 points per game this season, so Saint Francis Catholic's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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