After flying high against Highland on Wednesday, Independence came back down to earth. The Falcons were dealt a 75-15 loss at the hands of the Bakersfield Christian Eagles on Friday. The game marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Independence had strong showings from Madison Harrold, who posted six points, and Leslie Velasquez, who had no points.
Kalaya Miller produced another solid performance dropping a double-double with 22 points and 14 boards for Bakersfield Christian. Miller has become a key player for the Eagles: the team is undefeated when she posts at least eight rebounds, but 1-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Tia Nichols, who shot 86% from the field to rack up 12 points in addition to five boards and five steals.
Independence has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for Bakersfield Christian, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-3.
Independence has already played their next matchup, a 56-33 loss against Bakersfield on the 21st. As for Bakersfield Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 72-67 victory against Beckman on the 17th.
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