Two dominant guards in Joey Delescinskis and Trevor Dean are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Legacy Lightning will head out on the road to challenge the Northglenn Norsemen at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Legacy is coming into the game hot, having won their last 12 games.
Legacy scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They walked away with a 72-59 win over Fort Collins. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Legacy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Brandon Domsch, who scored 21 points along with six assists and six rebounds, and Nathan Spradling, who scored 26 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Spradling has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Dillon Obiri-Yeboah, who scored four points along with nine rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Northglenn ended up a good deal behind Fossil Ridge on Tuesday and lost 55-38. While losing is never fun, Northglenn can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 194th, while Fossil Ridge is ranked 35th).
Legacy pushed their record up to 16-6 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.6 points per game. As for Northglenn, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.
Legacy took their victory against Northglenn in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a conclusive 58-37. The rematch might be a little tougher for Legacy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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