The Independence Home School Lions will head out on the road to take on The Daniel Academy Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Independence Home School is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season.
On Tuesday, Independence Home School came up short against Midland Adventist Academy and fell 55-45. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 64th).
Despite the loss, Independence Home School had strong showings from Joe Young, who posted 21 points, and Philip Cresswell, who put up 13 points.
Meanwhile, The Daniel Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 55-37 bruising from Chesterton Academy of St. Philip Neri.
The Daniel Academy's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-5. As for Independence Home School, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-5.
Independence Home School came up short against The Daniel Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 50-46. Thankfully for Independence Home School, Chris Worcester (who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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