North Carolina High School Basketball - Union Academy can't hold off Piedmont
December 7, 2023: Monroe, NC 28110 The Piedmont Panthers basketball team scored 51 points and restricted the host Union Academy Cardinals to 44 in the Panthers non-league victory on Thursday.
The Panthers now sport a 3-2 record. They put it on the line next when they host Marvin Ridge for a non-league contest on Friday, December 8. Piedmont will battle a Mavericks team coming off a 79-55 non-league win over Rock Hill (Rock Hill, SC). The Mavericks record now stands at 3-1.
The Cardinals (1-5) will now prepare for their contest against Hickory Grove Christian (Charlotte, NC). The Lions come into the non-league contest with a 3-6 record. In their last contest, Hickory Grove Christian was nudged by SouthLake Christian Academy (Huntersville, NC), 62-35, in a league contest.