Independence is on a six-game streak of home losses, Garinger an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Independence had to suffer through a 63-23 loss at the hands of Irmo. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 427th in North Carolina, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 58th in South Carolina).
Meanwhile, Garinger ended up a good deal behind East Mecklenburg last Friday and lost 49-34.
Garinger's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Independence, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Everything came up roses for Independence against Garinger in their previous meeting back in February, as the squad secured a 72-43 victory. In that matchup, Independence amassed a halftime lead of 37-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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