Independence is 0-10 against Mt. Vernon since January of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Independence Mustangs will head out to face off against the Mt. Vernon Mustangs at 7:30 p.m.
Independence lost 63-43 to West Delaware on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.7 points) and they went ahead and made it 12 on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Stormin' Pointers 68-41. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Stormin' Pointers are ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mt. Vernon's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.9 points per game. As for Independence, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Independence was taken down by Mt. Vernon 58-20 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Independence avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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