Independence lost against Solon back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Independence Mustangs took a hard 69-53 fall against the Solon Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Spartans are ranked 100th).
Independence has also been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season. As for Solon, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Independence has already played their next contest (against West Delaware), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Solon, they will head out on the road to face off against Vinton-Shellsburg at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Solon's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
