The Union Mine Diamondbacks will be playing at home against the University Prep Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Union Mine has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 2,342 points over their last 31 matchups.
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Union Mine can now relate to. They took a hard 86-69 fall against the Nighthawks on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (67), Union Mine still had to take the loss.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Nate Sweet and Manno Jenkins. Jenkins had a great game and scored 31 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Meanwhile, Sweet was balling out in the loss, scoring 22 points along with two blocks.
Meanwhile, University Prep unfortunately witnessed the end of their 14-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 62-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Gridley.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Baron Grooms, who scored nine points along with two steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Adam Gire was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with five rebounds.
Union Mine's loss ended a 21-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 28-3. As for University Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 22-9.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Union Mine have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 36.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like University Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 37.1 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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