Basketball Game Preview: Legacy Lightning vs. Fort Collins Lambkins

The Legacy Lightning will take on the Fort Collins Lambkins at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Legacy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Fort Collins likes a good challenge.

Legacy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Skyline with a sharp 67-42 victory on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Lightning have posted since February 6, 2024.

Legacy had a senior duo take command as Matthew Allshouse dropped a triple-double on ten points, ten rebounds, and ten assists and Trey Johnson went 6 of 11 on his way to 16 points in addition to six rebounds and four blocks. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johnson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Puttkamer, who posted nine points.

Meanwhile, Fort Collins was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against Loveland, falling 66-38. While losing is never fun, the Lambkins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Red Wolves are ranked 37th).

Legacy will need focus on slowing down Marcus Burkett, one of several Fort Collins players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 of 8 on his way to 17 points and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Burkett a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Finn Reiser, who had seven points.

Legacy's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5. As for Fort Collins, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.

Legacy beat Fort Collins 72-59 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Fort Collins' Jayce King, who went 14 of 31 on his way to 35 points. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be easier for Legacy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.