Independence and Stone Bridge are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2022, but not for long. Independence will venture away from home to face off against the Stone Bridge Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Independence is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.2 points per game this season.
Independence took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Lightridge as Independence made off with a 78-53 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Independence has posted since January 11, 2024.
| 02/04/25 vs Lightridge | 7 |
| 01/05/24 @ Tuscarora | 6 |
| 01/10/25 vs Tuscarora | 6 |
| 01/15/25 @ Freedom | 6 |
| 12/19/23 vs Freedom | 6 |
Mason Ogburn was the offensive standout of the matchup as he went 7 for 15 en route to 16 points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Christian Ratliff, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 14 points.
Meanwhile, Stone Bridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took an 84-75 hit to the loss column at the hands of Loudoun Valley. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (65), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Independence's win bumped their record up to 5-14. As for Stone Bridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Independence couldn't quite finish off Stone Bridge when the teams last played back in January and fell 68-66. Can Independence avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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