The Fossil Ridge SaberCats will face off against the Legacy Lightning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 935 yards in their previous games.
Fossil Ridge is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Fort Collins: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Fossil Ridge blew Fort Collins out of the water with a 56-14 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the SaberCats had established a 35 point advantage.
Fossil Ridge can attribute much of their success to Nick Kubat, who threw for 351 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88% of his passes, and Colton Pawlak, who gained 169 total yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Pawlak also racked up 132 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023. Eli Swanson was in the mix too, providing Fossil Ridge with two touchdowns.
Fossil Ridge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Owen Wind.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Legacy, as they earned their first road win of the season. They secured a 47-43 W over Horizon on Friday. The Lightning's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Tyler Anderson and Jeremiah Martinez. Anderson had a great game and rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Martinez was balling out in the loss, rushing for 296 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per carry.
The victory snapped Fossil Ridge's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for Legacy, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-3.
Fossil Ridge didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Legacy in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, but they still walked away with a 33-27 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Legacy's William Moore, who rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Fossil Ridge to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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