North Carolina High School Basketball - Pinecrest tipped by Union Pines
January 23, 2024: Cameron, NC 28326 The Union Pines Vikings basketball team scored 46 points and held the visiting Pinecrest Patriots to 41 in the Vikings league triumph on Tuesday.
The Vikings now sport a 10-7 record. They put it on the line next when they host Lee County for a 3A/4A Sandhills contest on Friday, January 26. Union Pines will meet a Yellow Jackets team coming off a 61-7 league win over Southern Lee (Sanford, NC). The Yellow Jackets record now stands at 6-7.
The Patriots (5-11) will now prepare for their contest against Richmond (Rockingham, NC). The Raiders enter the 3A/4A Sandhills contest with a 15-4 record. In their last contest, Richmond nudged Southern Lee (Sanford, NC), 67-17, in a league contest.