Garinger played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 75-45 defeat at the hands of the Independence Patriots. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-21.
Despite the loss, Garinger saw an underclassman step up: freshman Aaron Lawler posted 18 points. That was a full 40% of Garinger's points, marking the tenth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Khente Carthran was another key player, putting up seven points and eight boards.
Independence was led to victory by Dylan McFarland and Daniel Waritay. McFarland earned 13 points, while Waritay went 5 of 7 on his way to 11 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave McFarland a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Kaleb Jasper, who had six points and five assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Garinger and nudges their season record down to 2-16. As for Independence, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-4.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Garinger Wildcats face off against the Charlotte Catholic Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Charlotte Catholic's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matches. As for Independence, they will host Providence at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Independence is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.3 points per game this season.
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