The Independence 76ers will face off against the Prospect Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Independence sitting on three straight victories and Prospect on four.
Last Thursday, Independence took their game with ease, bagging a 63-31 win over Ann Sobrato. The 76ers pushed the score to 51-17 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Prospect's and Oak Grove's contest on Friday was close at halftime, but Prospect turned on the heat in the second half with 36 points. Everything went Prospect's way against Oak Grove as Prospect made off with a 60-40 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 20 points or more this season.
Prospect has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.6 points per game. As for Independence, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Independence came out on top in a nail-biter against Prospect in their previous meeting back in May of 2021, sneaking past 78-75. Does Independence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Prospect turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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