It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Legacy Academy had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 51-39 win over the Family of Faith Christian Warriors. Given Legacy Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 146th in Arkansas, while Family of Faith Christian is ranked 398th in Oklahoma), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oaklee Lofton continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 32 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it 26 consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Legacy Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Skylar Alexander, who posted ten points and five steals.
Legacy Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Legacy Academy's victory bumped their record up to 23-7. As for Family of Faith Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Coming up, Legacy Academy will challenge Liberty Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Legacy Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season. Family of Faith Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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