Basketball Game Preview: Greenbrier East Spartans vs. Independence Patriots

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Previous 5 Games

02/18/25 - Home	75-48 W
01/28/25 - Away	82-44 W
12/08/18 - Away	66-60 W
02/06/17 - Home	83-76 W
12/17/15 - Away	65-38 W

Greenbrier East has gone a perfect 5-0 against Independence recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Greenbrier East Spartans will square off against the Independence Patriots at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Greenbrier East has seven straight victories, Independence has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

If Greenbrier East beats Independence with 49 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Greenbrier East beat Oak Hill on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 49-34.

Meanwhile, Independence came up short against Liberty on Friday and fell 58-50.

Greenbrier East pushed their record up to 15-7 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.9 points over those games. As for Independence, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.

Everything came up roses for Greenbrier East against Independence in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as the team secured a 75-48 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greenbrier East since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.