Sadly, Columbia Independent are still looking for their first win of the season after 14 contests. They took a serious blow against Van-Far on Tuesday, falling 60-10. Columbia Independent was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-6.
Van-Far's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elliott Utterback led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Chloe Zumwalt was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Columbia Independent's loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-14. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 17.4 points per game. As for Van-Far, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-17.
Columbia Independent will head out on the road to challenge Higbee at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Higbeepresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Columbia Independent in Missouri (Higbee is ranked 180th, while Columbia Independent is ranked 548th). As for Van-Far, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Clopton at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Van-Far focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Tuesday.
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