The Uniontown Red Raiders will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Carmichaels Mighty Mikes at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 73-35, which was the final score in Uniontown's tilt against Bethel Park on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Black Hawks are ranked 59th).
Meanwhile, Carmichaels was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 51-17 loss at the hands of California. The Mighty Mikes were down 39-11 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Uniontown will need focus on slowing down Ali Jacobs, one of several Carmichaels players who made an impact when they last played. She posted six points.
Carmichaels' defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Uniontown, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything went Uniontown's way against Carmichaels in their previous meeting back in February, as Uniontown made off with a 53-32 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Uniontown 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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