Basketball Game Preview: Pine Lake Prep Pride vs. Independence Patriots + How To Watch

The Pine Lake Prep Pride will face off against the Independence Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Pine Lake Prep can't be too happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season away from home on Tuesday. They took a blow against Lake Norman, falling 88-13. The Pride were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 61-8.

Despite the defeat, Pine Lake Prep had strong showings from Madelyn Beaver, who posted five points, and Sophie Chilton, who had four points.

Meanwhile, Independence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 71-6 loss at the hands of Hickory Ridge.