The Douglas County Huskies will square off against the Legend Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 60-28, which was the final score in Douglas County's tilt against Regis Jesuit on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Raiders are ranked 13th).
01/17/25 @ Regis Jesuit | 10 |
01/14/25 vs Pueblo County | 8 |
01/09/25 vs Fountain-Fort Carson | 13 |
Despite the defeat, Douglas County had strong showings from Megan Thorne, who posted ten points and seven boards, and Sophia Hummel, who put up seven points along with ten rebounds and four blocks. Hummel has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Legend fought the good fight in their overtime match against Grandview on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 60-53 to the Wolves.
Legend's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Douglas County, they dropped their record down to 3-9 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Douglas County was taken down by Legend 78-33 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Douglas County was down 44-22.
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