Basketball Recap: Union's Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to 12

Union came tearing into Friday's matchup with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Powder Valley Badgers with points to spare, taking the game 55-36. 55 seems to be a good number for the Bobcats as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Union pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.5 points per game. As for Powder Valley, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-9.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Union Bobcats challenge the Wallowa Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Powder Valley has already played their next game, a 49-23 win against Pine Eagle on the 18th.