Basketball Recap: Union City Beats Calhoun Christian for Their Fifth Straight Victory

By Team Reports Feb 17, 2025, 9:39am

Basketball Recap: Union City Chargers vs. Calhoun Christian Cougars

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Union City extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Elijah Payne. The Union City Chargers breezed past the Calhoun Christian Cougars to the tune of 76-39 on Tuesday thanks in part to Payne, who went 9-for-17 en route to 22 points and eight boards. That's the most rebounds he has posted since back in December of 2023.

Micah Payne

Field Goal Percentage

02/11/25 @ Calhoun Christian58%
02/07/25 vs Reading71%
01/31/25 vs Maple Valley33%
01/24/25 @ Bronson67%
01/16/25 @ Concord50%
+ 10 more games

Micah Payne was another key player, going 7-for-12 to rack up 16 points and three steals. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 46.1% shooting accuracy.

Union City's win bumped their record up to 13-5. As for Calhoun Christian, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.

Union City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 61-38 loss against Stockbridge on the 14th. Calhoun Christian has also already played their next contest (against Factoryville Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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