After two games on the road, Legacy is heading back home. They will welcome the Silverado Skyhawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Legacy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season.
Legacy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Palo Verde, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Legacy was ranked 11th). Legacy simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Palo Verde 35-0. The Longhorns' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Aidan Crawford was the offensive standout of the game as he threw for 118 yards and three touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Legacy's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Semaj Williams was the leader with two. He is becoming a predictor of Legacy's success: when he posts at least two sacks the team is 4-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Silverado was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 17th straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against Green Valley, falling 35-14.
Silverado's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Armani Combs, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown, and D'Angelo Hagans, who gained 86 total yards and a touchdown. An impressive showing, but Hagans really ramped things up playing D: he made four total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended 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.
Legacy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Silverado, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything came up roses for Legacy against Silverado in their previous matchup back in September, as the team secured a 49-0 victory. Does Legacy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Silverado turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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