It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Union Academy can now relate to. They fell 55-45 to the Mountain Heritage Cougars on Friday.
Laney Hildreth
| 02/28/25 @ Mountain Heritage | 50% |
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| 02/18/25 vs Mount Pleasant | 100% |
Several Cardinals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Laney Hildreth, who posted nine points. Hildreth is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as she's posted one of at least 50% in the last three games she's played. Ranon Suttle was another key player, putting up 16 points.
Callie Capps was nothing short of spectacular for Mountain Heritage: she went 8-for-15 en route to 21 points and three steals. That's the most points Capps has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Neill, who scored nine points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Union Academy's loss ended a 12-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-3. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.2 points on average over those games. As for Mountain Heritage, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 21 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season.
Union Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mountain Heritage, they have already played their next game, a 58-44 victory against Avery County on the 4th.
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