Recap: Somerset Academy Losee Lions vs. Legacy Longhorns
After a string of five wins, the Somerset Academy Losee Lions's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Legacy by a score of 66-64. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss Somerset Academy Losee has suffered yet this season.
Several Lions players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Key Thrower, who scored 27 points. Thrower is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last five games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Akaylah Thrower, who scored 17 points.
Laila Gines was her usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with six rebounds and three steals for Legacy. Gines has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ajalee Williams, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Somerset Academy Losee's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6. As for Legacy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Somerset Academy Losee will be playing at home against Cheyenne at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. That game will pit two of the most dominant players against one another: Nita Franklin and Thrower. As for Legacy, they will head out on the road to challenge Amplus Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Amplus Academy comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last seven games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
