Eldorado is 0-9 against Legacy since December of 2014 but things could change on Wednesday. The Eldorado Firehawks will head out to square off against the Legacy Longhorns at 6:30 p.m.
Eldorado will head into Monday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They were dealt a 63-13 loss at the hands of Somerset Academy Losee. While losing is never fun, the Firehawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Lions are ranked 20th).
Jasmine Rodriquez was Eldorado's leading scorer, having posted four points.
Meanwhile, Legacy took their match on Monday with ease, bagging a 68-13 victory over Bonanza. The Longhorns have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 22 points or more this season.
Eldorado better focus on containing Laila Gines and Alabama Nieves as the pair were huge in Legacy's win. Gines almost dropped a triple-double on 21 points, nine rebounds, and 11 steals, while Nieves went 10 of 16 en route to 22 points. The contest was Gines' third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Deshaya Hart, who posted six points and four steals.
Legacy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.9 points per game. As for Eldorado, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Eldorado was taken down by Legacy 70-10 when the teams last played on January 6th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nieves, who went 11 for 15 on her way to 25 points and three steals. Now that Eldorado knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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