Basketball Game Preview: Independence Patriots vs. Rocky River Ravens

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Previous Games

01/14/25 - Home	19-54 L
02/13/24 - Home	70-37 W
01/16/24 - Away	66-20 W
02/07/23 - Away	60-22 W
01/10/23 - Home	66-6 W
+ 5 more games

Independence has gone 9-1 against Rocky River recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Independence Patriots will challenge the Rocky River Ravens at 6:00 p.m.

Independence is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against East Mecklenburg on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Independence lost 45-25 to East Mecklenburg. The Patriots were down 39-19 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Meanwhile, Rocky River hadn't done well against Providence recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Rocky River enjoyed a cozy 50-35 victory over Providence.

Independence better keep an eye on Lundyn Spears. She was instrumental in Rocky River's win, dropping a double-double on 25 points and ten steals. The dominant performance also gave Spears a new career-high in shooting accuracy (67%). Tristin Jarrett was another key player, putting up nine points.

Rocky River smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in ten consecutive contests.

Rocky River's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.5 points over those games. As for Independence, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-20.

Independence was taken down by Rocky River 54-19 in their previous meeting back in January. Can Independence avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.