Basketball Recap: Union Pines Starts Season with Victory Against Purnell Swett

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Union Pines had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. They claimed a resounding 59-17 win over the Purnell Swett Rams. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-9.

Ashanti Fox was a one-man wrecking crew for Union Pines as she went 11 for 27 en route to 25 points plus six steals and five assists. Another player making a difference was Taryn Pekala, who had ten points in addition to five steals.

Union Pines has already played their next contest, a 68-27 victory against Montgomery Central on the 21st. As for Purnell Swett, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 54-39 defeat against Hoke County on the 22nd.

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