North Carolina High School Basketball - Lakewood can't hold off Union
January 30, 2018: Roseboro, NC 28385 The Union Spartans basketball team scored 79 points and held the host Lakewood Leopards to 72 in the Spartans league triumph on Tuesday.
The Spartans now sport a 8-11 record. They put it on the line next when they host Hobbton for a Carolina 1A contest on Thursday, February 1. Union will battle a Wildcats team coming off a 71-61 league win over Neuse Charter (Smithfield, NC). The Wildcats record now stands at 6-14.
The Leopards (1-14) will now prepare for their contest against North Duplin (Calypso, NC). The Rebels enter the Carolina 1A contest with a 5-5 record. In their last contest, North Duplin was nudged by Rosewood (Goldsboro, NC), 60-50, in a league bout.