The Union Pines Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Scotland Fighting Scots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Union Pines knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Scotland likes a good challenge.
Union Pines took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Monday. They came out on top against Fairmont by a score of 71-59. The Vikings pushed the score to 58-34 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Tornadoes cut but never quite recovered from.
| 12/08/23 @ South Johnston | 29 |
| 01/20/25 vs Fairmont | 22 |
| 12/12/23 @ Lee County | 19 |
| 01/14/25 @ Southern Lee | 17 |
| 02/13/24 @ Southern Lee | 16 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Union Pines to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aiden Leonard, who went 8 of 12 en route to 22 points and three steals. That's the most points Leonard has posted since back in December of 2023. Jaylen Kyle was another key player, going 8 for 13 on his way to 17 points.
Meanwhile, Scotland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 73-37 loss at the hands of Southern Lee. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 518th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 59th).
Scotland's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Union Pines, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6.
Union Pines strolled past Scotland when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 72-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union Pines 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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