Union City managed to keep up with Monroe Central until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Union City Indians came up short against the Monroe Central Golden Bears, falling 48-26. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 125th).
Several Indians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Campbell Kerns, who posted eight points and seven boards. Kerns is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Oaklee Reichard, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Monroe Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Addy Puckett, who had 14 points along with six boards and four steals. Abe Ervin was another key player, putting up six points along with nine rebounds and seven steals.
Union City's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 1-5-1. As for Monroe Central, their record is now 5-2.
Union City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 58-24 loss against Ansonia on the 7th. As for Monroe Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 48-46 victory against Winchester Community on the 7th.
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