On Wednesday, Rock Canyon faced Legend in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rock Canyon Jaguars were dealt a 74-43 defeat at the hands of the Legend Titans. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Jaguars have suffered since December 2, 2024.
When it comes to explaining why Rock Canyon lost, don't look at Brooke Harding. Despite the final result, she posted 17 points and five rebounds. That was a full 39.5% of Rock Canyon's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Reynolds, who scored six points.
Maile Starns went supernova for Legend, going 6-for-9 to rack up 17 points. The dominant performance gave Starns a new career-high in points. Aislyn Korella was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Rock Canyon's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 12-7. As for Legend, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Coming up, Rock Canyon will challenge Highlands Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rock Canyon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season. As for Legend, they will take on Chaparral at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Legend also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 62.8 points per game.
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