A feisty cat fight is on tap when the East St. John Wildcats challenge the Independence Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday... East St. John is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
East St. John's tournament run continued when they took on Plaquemine on Saturday. East St. John took a 67-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Plaquemine.
Meanwhile, Independence came into Friday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 48-39 win over Northlake Christian on Friday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Tigers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Wolverines are ranked 105th).
Independence's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 15-12. As for East St. John, they now have a losing record at 18-19.
East St. John strolled past Independence in their previous meeting back in November of 2016 by a score of 51-35. Does East St. John have another victory up their sleeve, or will Independence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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