The Independence Falcons will take on the Atascadero Greyhounds in a holiday battle at at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Independence sitting on six straight wins and Atascadero on five.
Independence will head into Saturday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 20-point drubbing they dealt Bradshaw Christian on Saturday. Everything went Independence's way against Bradshaw Christian as Independence made off with a 58-38 victory. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 314th, while the The Pride are ranked 835th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Atascadero got the win against Sierra Pacific on Saturday by a conclusive 78-58. The Greyhounds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 20 points or more this season.
Atascadero has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.9 points per game. As for Independence, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Independence strolled past Atascadero when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 74-59. Does Independence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Atascadero turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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