After a string of four wins, the Independence Falcons's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 52-38 bruising from Ridgeview. Independence has struggled against Ridgeview recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Independence still got an impressive performance from Kaylynn Bolden, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 23 rebounds. Bolden has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 13 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Fletcher, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Even though they lost, Independence smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ridgeview only pulled down 18 offensive rebounds.
Kenadi Walton was her usual excellent self, scoring 19 points along with nine rebounds and six steals for Ridgeview. That's the first time this season that Walton scored 15 or more points. Alyse Brooks was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.
Independence's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 7-10. As for Ridgeview, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Independence will take on Stockdale at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Stockdale is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak. As for Ridgeview, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Highland at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Highland will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 1211th, while Ridgeview is ranked 491st).
