On Wednesday, Cimarron-Memorial faced Legacy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cimarron-Memorial Spartans fell to the Legacy Longhorns 65-59. While the Spartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Longhorns 19-13 in the first quarter.
01/22/25 vs Legacy | 23 |
01/07/25 vs Valley | 27 |
01/06/25 vs Western | 15 |
01/03/25 vs Palo Verde | 19 |
12/21/24 vs Spanish Fork | 23 |
Defeat or not, Cimarron-Memorial got some senior leadership from Gerald Patterson and Christian Cardona. Patterson went 6 for 11 on his way to 23 points and three steals, while Cardona posted 20 points along with five assists and four steals. The match was Patterson's eighth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Terrence Mitchell, who had seven points and five rebounds.
Cimarron-Memorial's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5. As for Legacy, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-5.
Cimarron-Memorial will take on Western at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Cimarron-Memorial's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten games. As for Legacy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 96-52 win against Del Sol on the 27th.
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