Basketball Recap: Canyon Springs Comes Up Short

Canyon Springs was the 59-57 winner over Legacy when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The Canyon Springs Pioneers had to suffer through a 68-37 loss at the hands of the Legacy Longhorns. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Longhorns are ranked fifth).

Canyon Springs lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ariyanah Custard, who went 5 of 12 en route to 12 points. Custard is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Aniya Biggs, who posted ten points and five rebounds.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Legacy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alabama Nieves, who went 13 of 18 on her way to 29 points and six steals. Those 29 points gave Nieves a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trista Mabry, who dropped a triple-double on 14 points, 14 boards, and ten steals.

Canyon Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Legacy, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.

Canyon Springs didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 56-36 loss against Desert Oasis on the 3rd. As for Legacy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 56-15 victory against Clark on the 30th.