It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Independence can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Oak Glen Golden Bears on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Patriots of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2019.
Oak Glen found their leader in sophomore Layla Skavenski, who had five digs and three aces. Those three aces set a new season-high mark for Skavenski.

Patriots
| 11/12/25 vs Oak Glen | 0-3 |
| 11/05/25 vs Wyoming East | 3-2 |
| 11/05/25 vs Wyoming East | 3-0 |
| 11/03/25 vs River View | 3-1 |
| 10/30/25 vs Wyoming East | 0-3 |
The loss snapped Independence's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 15-22-7 record. As for Oak Glen, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 26-10-3.
Independence does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Oak Glen, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against James Monroe on the 12th.
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