The Ponderosa Mustangs will take on the Legend Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Ponderosa and seven for Legend.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 86-26, which was the final score in Ponderosa's tilt against Chaparral on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 164th, while the Wolverines are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Legend didn't have quite enough to beat Highlands Ranch on Tuesday and fell 68-65. While the Titans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Falcons 20-15 in the first quarter.
Loss or not, Legend got some senior leadership from Carson Flowers and Kale Sparks. Flowers went 5-for-11 en route to 13 points and six rebounds, while Sparks went 8-for-12 to rack up 17 points and six boards. Flowers is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last four games he's played. Tyler Houlberg was another key player, putting up ten points.
Even though they lost, Legend was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highlands Ranch only racked up nine assists.
Legend's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Ponderosa, their loss dropped their record down to 6-16.
Ponderosa came out on top in a nail-biter against Legend when the teams last played back in February of 2024, sneaking past 69-67. Does Ponderosa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Legend turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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