INDEPENDENCE – Chloe Rice and Mia Laube each had 15 points to lead the fourth-ranked Marion girls basketball team in a 53-30 win at Independence Tuesday.

The Indians (3-1) led 31-7 at halftime and cruised to the victory.

Independence fell to 2-3.

MARION (53): Redmond 0 0-0 0, Knapp 1 0-0 2, Rice 6 3-3 15, Smith 2 0-0 6, Wright 1 0-0 2, Cannoy 0 0-0 0, Dunne 1 0-0 3, Laube 6 2-5 15, Willette 0 0-0 0, Herold 0 2-3 2, Beik 0 0-0 0, Sade 2 0-1 4, Jordan 2 0-0 4. Totals 21 7-12 53.

INDEPENDENCE (30): Cooksley 0 0-0 0, Niedert 0 0-0 0, Morkel 2 2-4 7, Gruber 0 0-1 0, Butters 0 2-4 2, Hupke 0 0-0 0, Larsen 2 4-6 8, Ludwig 2 4-8 8, Lau 1 0-0 2, Martinson 1 0-0 2, Henningsen 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 13-25 30.

Halftime – Marion 31, Independence 7. 3-point goals – Marion 4 (Smith 2, Dunne, Laube), Independence 1 (Morkel).