The North Canyon Rattlers won the last time they faced the Independence Patriots, and things went their way on Wednesday too. North Canyon really took it to Independence for the full four quarters, racking up a 76-40 win at home. With North Canyon ahead 42-20 at the half, the game was all but over already.
When it comes to explaining why Independence lost, one person who can't be blamed is Ive Niyomukiza. Despite the final result, he scored 11 points along with 3 steals. Niyomukiza scored a full 27.5% of Independence's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. James Davis was another key contributor, scoring 10 points.
The win makes it two in a row for North Canyon and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Independence, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
North Canyon won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Ironwood at 7:00 p.m. on November 30th. Hopefully Ironwood focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Wednesday. Independence won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Moon Valley at 7:00 p.m. on November 30th. Moon Valley is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 54 points per game.
