East Mecklenburg is 1-9 against Providence since November of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The East Mecklenburg Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Providence Panthers 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.
On Tuesday, East Mecklenburg came up short against Charlotte Catholic and fell 70-60. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 350th, while the Cougars are ranked 107th).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Providence duked it out with Garinger on Tuesday. Providence blew past Garinger 59-25.
East Mecklenburg's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Providence, their win bumped their record up to 8-14.
East Mecklenburg came up short against Providence in their previous meeting back in January, falling 52-43. Can East Mecklenburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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