Basketball Game Preview: Legacy Christian Academy Knights vs. Yellow Springs Bulldogs

By Team Reports Feb 16, 2024, 2:34am

Preview: Legacy Christian Academy Knights vs. Yellow Springs Bulldogs

Legacy Christian Academy is 8-2 against Yellow Springs since December of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Legacy Christian Academy Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Yellow Springs Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Legacy Christian Academy is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Ohio (they are ranked 373rd, while Yellow Springs is ranked 807th).

Legacy Christian Academy's game on Tuesday was all tied up 25-25 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 64-52 to Miami Valley.

Despite the defeat, Legacy Christian Academy had strong showings from Jacob Thompson, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds, and Parker Burke, who scored 17 points. Thompson is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last 16 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Hess, who scored nine points.

Meanwhile, Yellow Springs was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 56-52 to Southeastern Local.

Legacy Christian Academy's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-5. As for Yellow Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16.

Everything came up roses for Legacy Christian Academy against Yellow Springs in their previous matchup back in January as the team secured a 66-34 victory. In that matchup, Legacy Christian Academy amassed a halftime lead of 42-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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