Independence is 2-8 against Memorial since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Independence Knights will look to defend their home court against the Memorial Warriors at 7:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Independence came up short against Emerson and fell 60-53. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Mavericks are ranked 176th).
Meanwhile, Memorial fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Heritage on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Coyotes by a score of 69-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (56), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Independence's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Memorial, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-5 record this season.
Independence couldn't quite finish off Memorial when the teams last played back in January and fell 54-52. Will Independence have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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