The ThunderRidge Grizzlies came tearing into Friday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Legend by a score of 73-65. Given ThunderRidge's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked first, while Legend is ranked 41st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading ThunderRidge to victory were Andrew Crawford and Charlie Spann. Crawford scored 22 points along with nine rebounds and five assists, while Spann scored 24 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Crawford has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Tommy Wight, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds.
ThunderRidge pushed their record up to 12-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.3 points per game. As for Legend, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. ThunderRidge will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Highlands Ranch at 5:30 p.m. on January 16th. One thing working in Highlands Ranch's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches. As for Legend, they will head out on the road to take on Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Heritage focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 last Friday.
