Mt. Pleasant is 1-9 against Independence since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mt. Pleasant Cardinals will head out to challenge the Independence 76ers at 7:00 p.m. Neither Mt. Pleasant nor Independence posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Mt. Pleasant is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They took a blow against Live Oak, falling 40-11. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1260th, while the Acorns are ranked 501st).
Meanwhile, Independence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 45-22 to Del Mar.
Mt. Pleasant's defeat dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Independence, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Mt. Pleasant skirted past Independence 47-44 when the teams last played on January 9th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Pleasant since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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