The Frederick Golden Eagles will square off against the Legacy Lightning at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Frederick knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Legacy likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Frederick came up short against Mead and fell 69-59. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (58), the Golden Eagles still had to take the loss.
01/17/25 @ Mead | 2 |
01/14/25 @ Broomfield | 2 |
01/10/25 vs Skyline | 2 |
01/07/25 vs Centaurus | 3 |
01/04/25 @ Lutheran | 5 |
12/17/24 @ Standley Lake | 3 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Olly Justice, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points and five rebounds. He has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dante Lechuga, who posted 15 points.
Meanwhile, Legacy came tearing into Monday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Thunderhawks by a score of 54-44.
Frederick dropped their record down to 7-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Legacy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.
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