Basketball Recap: Union City Comes Up Short

Union City was the 58-45 winner over Jackson Christian when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Union City Golden Tornadoes fell just short of the Jackson Christian Eagles by a score of 49-47 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Tornadoes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Eagles are ranked 24th).

Union City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Jackson Christian, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Union City will challenge Peabody at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Jackson Christian, they will welcome First Assembly Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Jackson Christian is facing First Assembly Christian at the right time seeing as First Assembly Christian is stuck on a five-game losing streak.