Independence lost against Coahoma County two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Independence Wildcats lost 59-35 to the Coahoma County Red Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Red Panthers are ranked 26th).
Coahoma County found their leader in sophomore Tarrius Weeks, who posted 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Edderick Turner, who had four points.
Independence's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Coahoma County, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-4.
The future could be bright for both Independence and Coahoma County: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Independence will try to hand North Panola their fourth-straight loss when the two meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Coahoma County will look to extend Holly Springs' three-game losing streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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