Legacy and Broomfield are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Legacy Lightning will take on the Broomfield Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Legacy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Silver Creek: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Legacy blew Silver Creek out of the water with a 68-38 final score. The Lightning have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Jaedon Ward
| 02/11/25 vs Silver Creek | 20 |
| 02/07/25 vs Monarch | 19 |
| 02/04/25 @ Niwot | 14 |
| 01/31/25 @ Erie | 10 |
| 01/28/25 vs Longmont | 32 |
| + 15 more games |
Legacy's win on Tuesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaedon Ward, who went 7-for-13 on his way to 20 points. Ward continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Ari Harpring was another key player, going 6-for-9 to rack up 14 points in addition to six boards and four blocks.
Meanwhile, Broomfield beat Holy Family 71-63 on Tuesday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Tigers are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Legacy has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points over those games. As for Broomfield, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7.
Legacy skirted past Broomfield 53-50 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Does Legacy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Broomfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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