East Mecklenburg hasn't had much luck against Independence recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The East Mecklenburg Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Independence Patriots at 7:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, East Mecklenburg came up short against Weddington and fell 56-46. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Independence waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 55-43 victory over the Panthers. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Panthers are ranked 411th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Independence's win came from a few key players East Mecklenburg will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Omarion Burgess, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 13 points and three steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rebounds (four). Lusemo Macharia was another key player, going 5 of 7 on his way to 10 points and three blocks.
Independence pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for East Mecklenburg, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
East Mecklenburg couldn't quite finish off Independence in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 45-43. Thankfully for East Mecklenburg, Yancey Thomason (who went 7 of 13 on his way to 23 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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