Columbia Independent suffered their biggest loss since December 12, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 76-53 to the Missouri Military Academy Fighting Colonels. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat Columbia Independent has suffered against Missouri Military Academy since January 10, 2023.
Despite the loss, Columbia Independent still got an impressive performance from Blake Morris, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. That was a full 35.8% of Columbia Independent's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Martin, who went 5 of 9 en route to 13 points and five assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Columbia Independent and nudges their season record down to 5-7. As for Missouri Military Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8 record this season.
Columbia Independent will venture away from home to face off against Christian Fellowship at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Columbia Independent is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season. As for Missouri Military Academy, they will be taking part in a tournament against Calvary Lutheran on Friday.
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