Basketball Preview: Independence Patriots vs. Palisades Pumas
The Independence Patriots will challenge the Palisades Pumas at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Independence's favor as the squad sits on 12 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Palisades has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
On Saturday, Independence didn't have too much trouble with A.C. Reynolds as they won 67-49. The Patriots pushed the score to 55-33 by the end of the third, a deficit the Rockets cut but never quite recovered from.
Independence's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dylan McFarland led the charge by earning 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Jasper, who went 5 for 11 en route to 15 points plus five rebounds.
Independence was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Palisades came up short against Lancaster on Wednesday and fell 62-50. While the Pumas didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bruins 23-18 in the first quarter.
Palisades' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jayen Reeves, who went 7 for 16 en route to 21 points, and Tymon Simpkins, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. The game was Reeves' third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Aurek Fenn, who had six points.
Palisades' loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Independence, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
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