Preview: Union Pines Vikings vs. Pinecrest Patriots
Union Pines is 0-10 against Pinecrest since November of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Union Pines Vikings will be staying on the road to face off against the Pinecrest Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on February 16th. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Tuesday, Union Pines lost to Southern Lee on the road by a decisive 60-46 margin. While losing is never fun, Union Pines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while Southern Lee is ranked 80th).
Despite the defeat, Union Pines got a solid performance out of Aiden Leonard, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Trent Hilburn, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Pinecrest's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Hoke County by a score of 59-56. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Union Pines' defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Pinecrest, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-9.
Union Pines came up short against Pinecrest in their previous matchup back in January, falling 61-51. Can Union Pines avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
