Basketball Game Preview: Sebastopol Bobcats vs. Union Yellowjackets

Sebastopol is 2-8 against Union since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Sebastopol Bobcats will challenge the Union Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Tuesday, Sebastopol didn't have quite enough to beat Philadelphia and fell 48-46.

Meanwhile, Union came up short against Choctaw County on Tuesday, falling 59-37.

Sebastopol will have to keep a close watch on Rymia Craft and Destiny Campbell, a pair of players who had a big impact on Union's prior game. Craft went 5 for 7 on her way to 11 points and eight rebounds, while Campbell went 5 of 12 on her way to 15 points and three steals. The game was Campbell's third in a row with at least ten points.

Even though they lost, Union was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 7.9.

Sebastopol's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Union, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season.

Sebastopol didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Union when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 53-48 victory. Will Sebastopol repeat their success, or does Union have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.