Independence hasn't had much luck against Solon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Independence Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Solon Spartans at 7:30 p.m.
Independence is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They lost 66-46 to Mt. Vernon. While losing is never fun, Independence can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while Mt. Vernon is ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, Solon didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against West Delaware on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 65-61 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Solon has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Independence, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
Independence lost to Solon on the road by a decisive 67-51 margin when the teams last played back in January. Can Independence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps