It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Independence can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 47-0 loss at the hands of the Whitehaven Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Tigers are ranked 29th).
Matthew Horner threw for 38 yards on four of ten attempts. Blaze Katina was his top target, picking up 26 receiving yards. On the ground, Colby Barone rushed for 29 yards.
Independence now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Whitehaven, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-4.
Independence does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Whitehaven, they will welcome Ravenwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Tigers will need to watch out since the Raptors have now posted at least 31 points in their last five contests.
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