Basketball Recap: Chambers Beats Independence for Their Eighth Straight Victory

Cougars

Previous Games

03/04/25 @ Independence	68-59
02/28/25 @ McDowell	65-58
02/25/25 vs Hickory Ridge	73-72
02/21/25 vs North Mecklenburg	75-70
02/18/25 @ Hopewell	67-65
+ 3 more games

Chambers extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Independence. They came out on top against the Independence Patriots by a score of 68-59. Winning may never get old, but the Cougars sure are getting used to it with their eighth in a row.

Tarris Bouie III continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, shooting 75% from the field to rack up 30 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik McCotter, who dropped a double-double with ten points and ten assists.

Chambers was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Independence only nine assists.

Independence lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Lusemo Macharia, who went 7-for-9 en route to 17 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Daniel Waritay, who posted 13 points and eight rebounds.

Chambers pushed their record up to 22-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Independence, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 23-6.

Coming up, Chambers will challenge Myers Park on Friday. Chambers knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 23 games -- so hopefully Myers Park likes a good challenge. Independence does not have any more games scheduled as of now.