After soaring to 68 points the game before, Jemez Valley was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They had to suffer through a 72-18 loss at the hands of the Legacy Academy Silverbacks. The loss continues a trend for the Warrior in their meetings with the Silverbacks: they've now lost nine in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Jemez Valley lost, don't look at Malikai Magdalena. Despite the final result, he posted 14 points. That was a full 77.8% of Jemez Valley's points, marking the third time in a row Magdalena has put up more than a third of the team's points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Legacy Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bryant Scales, who shot 50% from the field on his way to 21 points and eight boards. Scales has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Tavarez, who went 8-for-10 en route to 16 points and eight boards.
Jemez Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 3-24. As for Legacy Academy, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-5.
Jemez Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Legacy Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 59-48 victory against Menaul on the 1st.
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