Basketball Game Preview: Independence Eagles vs. Summit Spartans

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Previous Games

01/17/25 - Home	50-42 W
02/09/24 - Home	70-37 W
02/07/24 - Home	69-40 W
01/27/23 - Away	58-46 W
01/06/23 - Home	64-37 W
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Independence has gone 9-1 against Summit recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Independence Eagles will challenge the Summit Spartans at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Independence is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Franklin, who was ranked 16th at the time (Independence was ranked 24th). Independence came up short against Franklin on Tuesday, falling 42-22. Having soared to a lofty 59 points in the game before, the Eagles couldn't push the score so high this time.

Summit has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They had to suffer through a 65-36 loss at the hands of Ravenwood. The game marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Summit's loss dropped their record down to 16-8. As for Independence, they moved to 15-10 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak.

Independence beat Summit 50-42 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Independence since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.