Rosa Fort is 8-2 against Independence since November of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Rosa Fort Lions take on the Independence Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, in a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Rosa Fort made off with a 61-60 victory over Holly Springs.
| 01/07/25 @ Holly Springs | 30 |
| 11/16/24 @ West Tallahatchie | 18 |
| 12/28/24 vs Myrtle | 17 |
| 01/03/25 @ Horn Lake | 13 |
| 11/14/24 vs Leland | 13 |
Carlos Smith went supernova for Rosa Fort, putting up 30 points. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Takaedrius Maxwell, who posted 16 points.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Independence's strategy against Potts Camp on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Independence blew Potts Camp out of the water with a 72-32 final score. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 28 points or more this season.
Independence's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Rosa Fort, their victory bumped their record up to 13-3.
Rosa Fort skirted past Independence 71-68 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Independence's Jax Wilson, who earned 20 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rosa Fort still be able to contain Wilson? There's only one way to find out.
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