After flying high against Strayhorn last Monday, Independence came back down to earth. The Independence Wildcats fell 67-57 to the Pontotoc Warriors on Saturday. The Wildcats lost against the Warriors in their previous head to head back in December of 2014, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 82-34 score last time.
Independence's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Pontotoc, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Independence and Pontotoc should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings. Independence (ranked 93rd) will meet West Lowndes (ranked 218th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Pontotoc will square off against Ashland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday up 123 places (86 vs. 209).
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