Basketball Recap: Union County Picks Up Sixth Straight Win at Home

Union County won the last time they faced Union City and things went their way on Saturday too. The Union County Patriots came out on top against the Union City Indians by a score of 42-35. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Indians are ranked 332nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Patriots

Previous 6 Games (Home)

01/18/25 vs Union City	42-35
01/15/25 vs Randolph Southern	44-22
12/21/24 vs Winchester Community	59-54
12/14/24 vs South Decatur	40-33
11/22/24 vs Franklin County	50-41
11/19/24 vs Morristown	45-43

Union County's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5. As for Union City, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season.

Union County will be playing in front of their home fans against Northeastern at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northeastern will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Union County surely won't give up without a fight. Union City has already played their next game (against Mississinawa Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.