Basketball Recap: Make It Seven in a Row for Horizon

Hawks

Previous Games

01/24/25 @ Legacy	71-50
01/21/25 @ Holy Family	55-54
01/17/25 vs Broomfield	61-53
01/15/25 vs Silver Creek	65-42
01/11/25 vs Mountain Range	74-65
+ 2 more games

Horizon waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Legacy Lightning as they made off with a 71-50 win. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 21 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Horizon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Noah Sokolowski, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. Sokolowski's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Noah Fields also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Horizon was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Legacy only racked up ten assists.

When it comes to explaining why Legacy lost, don't look at Ari Harpring. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Jaedon Ward, who posted nine points and five rebounds.

Horizon pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Legacy, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-6.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Horizon will welcome Mead at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mead knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Horizon likes a good challenge. As for Legacy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Longmont at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Legacy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season.