Basketball Recap: Independence Sets Scoring Season-High Against Lake Havasu

Patriots

Team Score

01/07/25 vs Lake Havasu	80
11/20/24 vs Fairfax	78
11/25/24 vs Thunderbird	72
12/10/24 @ Youngker	70
11/22/24 @ Alhambra	63

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Independence). They put the hurt on the Lake Havasu Knights with a sharp 80-58 win on Tuesday. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 22 points or more this season.

Lake Havasu's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zacharee Bennetch, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 14 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Bennetch a new career-high in assists (three). Ethan Royes was another key player, putting up eight points and nine rebounds.

Independence is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.5 points per game. As for Lake Havasu, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.

Independence will head out to challenge Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Independence's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests. As for Lake Havasu, they will venture away from home to square off against Sunrise Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sunrise Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season.