Basketball Recap: Independence Comes Up Short

Independence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by the Bakersfield Christian Eagles 77-44. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 530th, while the Eagles are ranked 119th).

Independence's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Bakersfield Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.

Independence will venture away from home to face off against Bakersfield at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bakersfield Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.