The Legacy Lightning scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. Everything went their way against Fairview as Legacy made off with a 71-47 victory. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Legacy has managed all season.
Legacy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ari Harpring, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds. Nathan Spradling was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with nine rebounds and five assists.
Despite the loss, Fairview had strong showings from Spencer Brown, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds, and Bekkem Kritza, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds. The game was Brown's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Toray Davis, who scored five points.
Fairview struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Legacy's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Fairview, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Legacy is on the road again on Tuesday and play against Monarch at 6:30 p.m. on January 9th. Hopefully Monarch focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 back in December of 2023. As for Fairview, they will head out on the road to face off against Northglenn at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northglenn has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests.