The Independence Patriots will head out to take on the West Cabarrus Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Independence focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 15 last Thursday.
Independence and Porter Ridge met for a duel where Independence prevailed. Independence enjoyed a cozy 62-44 victory over Porter Ridge. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Independence's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaxson Neely led the charge by going 6 for 9 en route to 20 points plus five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Neely a new career-high in threes (four). Lusemo Macharia was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, West Cabarrus earned a 53-41 win over Providence on Friday.
Marcus Hurley was nothing short of spectacular: he scored seven points in addition to 13 rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Ean Nance, who had eight points plus five assists and four steals.
West Cabarrus now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Independence, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
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