The Independence/Gilmanton football team’s defense kept it in the game, but the offense never got going. A week after Melrose-Mindoro scored a season-high 21 points against Eleva-Strum, the Indees mostly kept the Mustangs in the stable. The game was close as the Mustangs took the lead with a touchdown on a long pass in the second quarter then pulled away with a short touchdown run in the fourth.