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Union Independence

Knights U

Mustangs

The Independence (IA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral non-conference game against Union (La Porte City, IA) by a score of 57-54.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Union	-	-	-	-	57
Independence	-	-	-	-	54

Final score provided by S. CalPreps.

Recap
Matchup Info

Game Story

Iowa High School Basketball - Union edges Independence

January 5, 2023: La Porte City, IA 50651

In Thursday's non-league outing, the Union Knights (La Porte City, IA) basketball squad nipped the visiting Independence Mustangs (Independence, IA), by a margin of 57-54.

The Knights (3-4) will now prepare for their outing against Wapsie Valley (Fairbank, IA). The Warriors go into the North Iowa Cedar - East outing with a 3-6 record. In their last outing, Wapsie Valley was tipped by Denver (Denver, IA), 45-38, in a league outing.

The Mustangs now own a 3-8 record. They play next when they host South Tama County for a WAMAC - West outing on Friday, January 6. Independence will encounter a Trojans squad coming off a 58-10 non-league loss to Marquette (Bellevue, IA). The Trojans record now stands at 1-8.

Union vs Independence Basketball Game Info

Thu., Jan. 5, 2023

The Independence (IA) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's neutral non-conference game against Union (La Porte City, IA) by a score of 57-54.

Rankings & Records

Union (22-23)

IA	Class
250	55

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
6-15	2-10	0-4	1-5	5-6	.286	.167	827	1,195

Independence (22-23)

IA	Class
242	54

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	PF	PA
5-17	1-7	1-5	2-9	2-3	.227	.125	818	1,178

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Union	12.5	6.5	8.0	9.0	39.4
Independence	3.0	13.0	5.0	2.0	37.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Union	3-2		Independence	1-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
11/28/22	Union	Central City	(W) 64-54	12/5/22	Independence	Central City	(W) 48-39
1/20/23	Union	Oelwein	(L) 53-30	12/19/22	Independence	Oelwein	(L) 42-37
1/28/23	Oelwein	Union
2/7/23	Union	Oelwein	(W) 61-51
2/11/23	Union	Oelwein	(W) 51-39
2/15/23	Benton	Union	(L) 65-38	1/10/23	Independence	Benton	(L) 62-26

Record Breakdown

U Union (22-23)		Independence (22-23)
6-15	Overall	5-17
2-10	League	1-7
3-4	Non-League	4-9
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
3-2	Common Opponent	1-2
0-4	Home	1-5
1-5	Away	2-9
5-6	Neutral	2-3
1-1	Playoff	0-1
6-15	In-State	5-17
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0