Louisville saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took a 59-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Legacy Longhorns. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 112th in California, while the Longhorns are ranked 12th in Nevada).
Legacy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alabama Nieves led the charge by going 10 of 17 en route to 32 points. Those 32 points gave Nieves a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trista Mabry, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Louisville and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Legacy, they moved to 12-6 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Louisville will be taking part in a tournament against Westlake at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Legacy, they will venture away from home to square off against Eldorado at 6:30 p.m. on January 6, 2025. Legacy is facing Eldorado at the right time seeing as Eldorado is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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