Basketball Recap: Union County Sets Scoring Season-High Against Middleburg

Fightin' Tigers

Team Score

01/27/25 vs Middleburg	81
01/24/25 vs Interlachen	74
01/03/25 @ Keystone Heights	73
01/23/25 @ Dixie County	69
01/11/25 vs Branford	67

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Union County). They blew past the Middleburg Broncos, posting an 81-43 win. Winning may never get old, but the Fightin' Tigers sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Union County pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Middleburg, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Union County and Baker County will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played. Union County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Baker County likes a good challenge. As for Middleburg, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Keystone Heights at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Middleburg is facing Keystone Heights at the right time seeing as Keystone Heights is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.