The Independence Tigers basketball team scored 79 points and limited the visiting Sam Houston Broncos to 70 in the Tigers non-league triumph on Sunday.

The Tigers now possess a 7-8 record. They play next when they host Mt. Hermon for a non-league game on Monday, December 30. Independence will confront a Yellowjackets team coming off a 97-47 non-league loss to Albany (Albany, LA). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 5-5.

With the loss, Sam Houston falls to 7-6 on the campaign. The Broncos travel to Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches, LA) to confront the Chiefs in a non-league game on Friday, January 3. The Chiefs go into the game with a record of 9-6. Natchitoches Central won 68-42 in their recent non-league game against Avoyelles Charter (Mansura, LA)