The Chaparral Roadrunners's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They were dealt a 72-37 loss at the hands of Independent. While losing is never fun, Chaparral can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 174th, while Independent is ranked 31st).
Despite the loss, Chaparral had strong showings from Kaylee Swartz, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds, and Halli Starks, who scored seven points.
Independent got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Stephie Safi-salumu out in front who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Safi-salumu has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoey Buckner-Franklin, who scored 19 points.
Chaparral's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8. As for Independent, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3.
Chaparral will head out on the road to take on Kingman at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kingman is coming into the contest with four straight losses at home, meaning Chaparral will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. Independent will take on Belle Plaine at TBD on Tuesday. One thing working in Independent's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matchups.
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