Basketball Recap: Hawthorne Skates Past Union County with Ease

By Team Reports Dec 9, 2025, 6:47am

Basketball Recap: Hawthorne Hornets vs. Union County Fightin' Tigers

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Previous Games

12/04/25 - Home48-18 W
02/05/19 - Neutral0-0 W
01/10/19 - Away0-0 W
12/11/18 - Home53-21 W
01/09/18 - Home45-22 W
+ 5 more games

Hawthorne's game on Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 48-18 win over the Union County Fightin' Tigers. The Hornets' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Amarhae Hopkins had a dynamite game, dropping a double-double with 22 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in shooting accuracy (69%). Another player making a difference was Brooklynn Gillins, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten boards.

Hawthorne was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

The victory got Hawthorne back to even at 2-2. As for Union County, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Union County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 58-39 defeat against West Nassau on the 8th. Hopefully Hawthorne paid attention to the Fightin' Tigers' game: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Fightin' Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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