Sadly, the Hobbton Wildcats are still looking for their first win of the season after 19 games. Their rough 55-34 defeat to Union on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Hobbton in their matchups with Union: they've now lost nine in a row.
Ariyona Spearman was her usual excellent self, scoring 31 points along with five rebounds and three blocks for Union. That makes it five consecutive games in which Spearman has scored at least a third of Union's points. Centavia McKoy was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with eight rebounds and six steals.
Hobbton's defeat was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-19. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 26.6 points per game. As for Union, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hobbton will take on North Duplin at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hobbton will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 611th, while North Duplin is ranked 216th). As for Union, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Neuse Charter at 6:00 p.m. Union and Neuse Charter are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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