The Independence Patriots will square off against the Watauga Pioneers on Friday. Independence has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Independence walked away with it. They walked away with a 70-63 victory over the Chargers on Tuesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Yancey Thomason was his usual excellent self, scoring 21 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kameron Jasper, who scored 15 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Watauga had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.8 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They came out on top against Reagan by a score of 73-64. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Watauga to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cade Keller, who scored 23 points along with three steals. Josiah Railey was another key contributor, scoring 20 points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Independence pushed their record up to 21-6 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for Watauga, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.
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