Basketball Game Preview: Wickliffe Blue Devils vs. Independence Blue Devils

By Team Reports Feb 18, 2024, 3:06am

Preview: Wickliffe Blue Devils vs. Independence Blue Devils

Wickliffe is 1-6 against Independence since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Wickliffe Blue Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Independence Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. Wickliffe will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.

Last Wednesday, Wickliffe made easy work of Beachwood and carried off a 42-21 victory.

Meanwhile, Independence was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 49-45 to West Geauga. That's two games in a row now that Independence has lost by exactly four points.

Wickliffe is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Independence, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-12.

Wickliffe was taken down by Independence 47-16 in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Can Wickliffe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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