Mansfield Legacy was the 82-31 winner over Crandall when they last played one another back in November of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Broncos fell 82-75 to the Pirates on Wednesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (63), the Broncos still had to take the loss.
Crandall was led to victory by Tj Taylor and Dylan Franklin. Taylor shot 58% from the field on his way to 33 points and five assists, while Franklin made all 6 shots he took from beyond the arc racking up 30 points and six boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Taylor has scored at least a third of the Pirates' points. Another player making a difference was Jaidan Hall, who posted eight points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Mansfield Legacy and nudges their season record down to 4-4. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points over those games. As for Crandall, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mansfield Legacy will challenge Marcus at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Broncos will be up against the Marauders' rather soft defense (which has allowed 54.86 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Crandall, they will square off against Rockwall at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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