Basketball Recap: Ore City Snaps Four-Game Streak of Wins at Home

Ore City entered their contest against Union Grove on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Ore City Rebels fell to the Union Grove Lions 52-47. The Rebels lost against the Lions in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 73-45 score last time.

Jace Roberts continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Union Grove, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 12 boards. Roberts has been hot, having posted nine or more boards the last eight times he's played. Jesse Fulmer was another key player, putting up 14 points.

Ore City's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8. As for Union Grove, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-11.

Ore City will be playing in front of their home fans against Hawkins at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hawkins will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Ore City surely won't give up without a fight. As for Union Grove, they will challenge McLeod at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.