Sierra Linda was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 63-61 heartbreaker at the hands of the Independence Patriots. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Sierra Linda saw an underclassman step up: freshman Elie Iranzi posted 21 points. Iranzi continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Johnell Wright was another key player, putting up 12 points.
It was another big night for Anthony Colonna, who scored 23 points and five steals for Independence. With that strong performance, Colonna is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Martinez, who put up nine points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Sierra Linda's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Independence, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.
Sierra Linda will take on La Joya Community at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. La Joya Community knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Sierra Linda likes a good challenge. As for Independence, they will welcome Copper Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Independence is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season.
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