The Union Grove Wolverines entered their tilt with the Griffin Bears with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Union Grove took down Griffin 43-24 on Saturday. Given Union Grove's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Griffin is ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Union Grove was led to victory by Jordan Brooks and Nadea Smith. Brooks scored 17 points along with 5 steals, while Smith dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. The game was Brooks' third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Julia Baker, who scored 4 points along with 3 steals.
Despite the loss, Griffin still got an impressive performance from Camiya Starks, who scored 15 points.
Union Grove's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Griffin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Union Grove will face off against Veterans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Griffin, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Valor Christian at 11:30 a.m. on Friday.
