Basketball Recap: Union County Skates Past Hamilton County with Ease

Fightin' Tigers

Margin (Wins)

01/27/25 vs Middleburg	38
01/31/25 vs Hamilton County	35
01/14/25 vs Keystone Heights	34
01/03/25 @ Keystone Heights	27
01/23/25 @ Dixie County	22

Union County entered their tilt with Hamilton County on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Hamilton County Trojans 76-41. The Fightin' Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 20 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Hamilton County lost, don't look at Garyus Hollie. Despite the final result, he posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyion Cohens, who had seven points.

Union County is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.6 points per game. As for Hamilton County, they dropped their record down to 5-17 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Union County will square off against Trenton at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Trenton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season. As for Hamilton County, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 68-36 loss against Lafayette on the 3rd.