Basketball Recap: Union Mine Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

By Team Reports Jan 16, 2025, 11:42pm

Basketball Recap: Union Mine Diamondbacks vs. Bradshaw Christian The Pride

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01/14/25 vs Bradshaw Christian76-67
01/10/25 @ Argonaut96-73
01/07/25 vs Liberty Ranch64-53

Union Mine waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Bradshaw Christian The Pride by a score of 76-67. The Diamondbacks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the The Pride, too.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Union Mine to victory, but perhaps none more so than Matt Manfredi, who went 7 of 11 en route to 21 points along with eight boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Patterson, who went 7 for 16 on his way to 19 points.

Union Mine was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They are 4-9 when they've passed the ball that well.

Bradshaw Christian's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was AJ Torres, who went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc en route to 21 points. Sam Amezcua was another key player, going 6 for 7 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds.

Union Mine has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.2 points per game. As for Bradshaw Christian, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-10.

Union Mine has already played their next game, a 56-41 victory against Rosemont on the 15th. As for Bradshaw Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 58-42 loss against Argonaut on the 16th.

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