A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cardinals challenge the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Belmont is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Belmont is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 72-15 win over Aberdeen. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Independence beat Amanda Elzy 50-46 on Monday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Panthers are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Belmont pushed their record up to 25-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points over those games. As for Independence, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.
Belmont skirted past Independence 44-41 when the teams last played back in February of 2019. Will Belmont repeat their success, or does Independence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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