Basketball Recap: Union Rockets vs. Community Christian Eagles
Union was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 65-48 bruising from the Community Christian Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rockets of the 72-39 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Despite the loss, Union saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Lamar Schwartz went 7 for 12 en route to 17 points plus seven assists and seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Schwartz a new career-high in field goal percentage (58%). Dawson Ogden was another key player, scoring nine points along with seven rebounds.
Community Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Luke Fagan led the charge by going 5 for 10 en route to 13 points plus six rebounds and five steals. Another player making a difference was Sawyer Briscoe, who went 6 for 12 en route to 15 points.
Union's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Community Christian, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Union will host MTI School of Knowledge at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Community Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Heartland Christian at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Community Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58 points per game this season.
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