A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Wildcats duke it out with the Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Independence is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They snuck past Amanda Elzy with a 50-46 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Panthers are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Belmont waltzed into their contest on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They breezed past the Bulldogs to the tune of 72-15. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 18 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Belmont pushed their record up to 25-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points over those games. As for Independence, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.
Independence couldn't quite finish off Belmont in their previous matchup back in February of 2019 and fell 44-41. Can Independence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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