The Legacy Lightning entered their tilt with the Northglenn Norsemen with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. Legacy took down Northglenn 57-41 on Thursday. Given Legacy's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Northglenn is ranked 194th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brandon Domsch continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 15 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Delescinskis, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and three steals.
When it comes to explaining why Northglenn lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jonathan Hernandez. Despite the final result, he scored 12 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Emari Wade, who scored nine points.
Northglenn used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Legacy. Three players got more time on the court than they're used to: Braxton Dykstra (seven), Wade (27), and Avin Franklin (eight). The trio had averaged 3.86, 14, and 3.89 minutes respectively before Thursday's contest. Wade made the most of the opportunity, scoring nine points. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Legacy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Northglenn, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-15.
Legacy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Northglenn also has no future games currently scheduled.
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