The Union County Fightin' Tigers will venture away from home to take on the Lafayette Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Union County earned a 65-56 victory over Hamilton County. The Fightin' Tigers pushed the score to 56-32 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trojans cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Lafayette didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Branford on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 68-62 win.
Lafayette got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tywan Williamson out in front who went 9 for 18 en route to 26 points plus seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Durand Driver, who went 6 for 10 en route to 13 points plus five rebounds and three steals.
Lafayette's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Union County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Union County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Lafayette in their previous meeting on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 42-36 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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