Basketball Recap: Legacy Academy Skates Past Jemez Valley with Ease

Silverbacks

Margin (Wins)

01/30/25 vs Native American Community Academy/Evangel Christian Academy	49
12/05/24 vs Carrizozo	46
01/28/25 @ Monte Del Sol Charter	40
01/25/25 @ Elida	37
02/01/25 vs Jemez Valley	34

Legacy Academy came tearing into Saturday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Jemez Valley Warrior 73-39. The Silverbacks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 27 points or more this season.

Bryant Scales continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 25 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dallas Baca, who posted eight points in addition to seven assists and six steals.

Legacy Academy's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points per game. As for Jemez Valley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-16.

Legacy Academy will challenge Menaul at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Legacy Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Jemez Valley, they will face off against Native American Community Academy/Evangel Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.