Garinger hasn't had much luck against Independence recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Garinger Wildcats will look to defend their home court against the Independence Patriots at 7:30 p.m.
Garinger is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against East Mecklenburg on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Garinger took a blow against East Mecklenburg, falling 78-33. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-13.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Independence ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They walked away with a 72-65 victory over Charlotte Catholic.
The match pitted two dominant forwards against one another in Lusemo Macharia and Chris Eagan. Macharia had a great game and almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. Meanwhile, Eagan did his best for the losing side, dropping a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Independence pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.8 points. As for Garinger, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-15.
Garinger was dealt a bruising 93-26 loss at the hands of Independence when the teams last played on January 3rd. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Garinger was down 61-13.
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