The Legend Titans will face off against the Chaparral Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Legend is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.8 points per game this season.
Legend is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Pine Creek, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Legend was ranked fifth). Legend strolled past Pine Creek with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 24-7. Winning may never get old, but the Titans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Ryken Banks continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 150 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also picking up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 52 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Nicholas Farley was another key player, throwing for 189 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Legend's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Tatum O'Donnell and Champ Jones, who racked up five sacks between them. What's more, Jones also racked up 31 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August of 2023.
Legend was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Chaparral's offense. They were dealt a 40-0 defeat at the hands of Regis Jesuit on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for the Wolverines in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost seven in a row.
Legend pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Chaparral, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Legend against Chaparral when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 55-7 win. In that game, Legend amassed a halftime lead of 41-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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