Briggs hasn't had much luck against Independence recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Briggs Bruins will head out to take on the Independence 76ers at 7:00 p.m. Briggs will be strutting in after a win while Independence will be coming in after a defeat.
Briggs is coming into the game on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. They came out on top against Madison Christian by a score of 36-25 on Saturday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Bruins' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Eagles are ranked 187th).
Briggs found their leader in freshman Mali Woods-Laws, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Woods-Laws has scored at least a third of Briggs' points.
Meanwhile, Independence was beaten by Africentric Early College 69-22 on Friday.
Independence's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Briggs, their victory bumped their record up to 2-6.
Briggs came up short against Independence when the teams last played back in January, falling 33-21. Can Briggs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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