Independence are taking a road trip to square off against the Lightridge Bolts at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Independence has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Lightridge will arrive with three straight wins.
Last Thursday, Independence took a blow against Potomac Falls, falling 60-18. While losing is never fun, Independence can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while Potomac Falls is ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lightridge beat Stone Bridge 54-48 on Thursday.
Lightridge has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Independence, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Independence came up short against Lightridge in their previous meeting back in January, falling 54-42. Can Independence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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