East Mecklenburg is 0-10 against Independence since December of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The East Mecklenburg Eagles will take on the Independence Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Tuesday, East Mecklenburg ended up a good deal behind Weddington and lost 56-41. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 388th, while the Warriors are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Independence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Providence, falling 47-25. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Patriots have suffered against the Panthers since January 2, 2015.
Independence's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for East Mecklenburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-11.
East Mecklenburg took a serious blow against Independence in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 70-26. Thankfully for East Mecklenburg, Kaylee Carson (who almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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