The Union County Yellowjackets will head out to challenge the Pendleton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pendleton took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Union County, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, in a tight game that could have gone either way, Union County made off with a 52-51 victory over Greer Middle College.
Eric Gray continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9-for-13 on his way to 19 points. Another player making a difference was Jamison Parks, who went 6-for-14 to rack up 15 points.
Meanwhile, Pendleton was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 55-49 to Crescent. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Union County will need to focus on slowing down Malachi Woodruff, one of several Pendleton players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6-for-15 en route to 15 points and seven steals. Those seven steals gave Woodruff a new career-high. Samuel Ross was another key player, putting up 11 points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Even though they lost, Pendleton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crescent only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
Union County's win bumped their record up to 14-12. As for Pendleton, their loss dropped their record down to 9-14.
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