The Independent Panthers were the 57-42 winner over the Medicine Lodge Indians when they last played one another back in March of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Independent fell to Medicine Lodge 72-68. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
When it comes to explaining why Independent lost on Tuesday, one person who can't be blamed is Luke Henderson. Despite the final result, he scored 30 points along with six rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Henderson has scored all season. Jaylen Phillips-Grey was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Independent's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Medicine Lodge, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Independent will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Trinity at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Independent focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday. Medicine Lodge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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