It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Independence can now relate to. They took a blow against the Greenbrier East Spartans on Friday, falling 89-44. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Spartans are ranked fifth).
Independence's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Harmony Mills, who posted 15 points and six boards, and Lacey Goodson, who scored 14 points in addition to six assists and six rebounds. That was a full 34.1% of Independence's points, marking the eighth time in a row Mills has had more than a third of the team's points.
Patriots
| 02/28/25 vs Greenbrier East | 44-89 |
| 02/25/25 @ Shady Spring | 42-31 |
| 02/15/25 @ Liberty | 64-40 |
| 02/14/25 vs South Charleston | 52-45 |
| 02/10/25 vs Princeton | 26-68 |
Independence moved to 8-13 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points over those games. As for Greenbrier East, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-1.
Independence does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Greenbrier East, they will challenge Nicholas County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Greenbrier East's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.
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