Union City hasn't had much luck against Monroe Central recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Union City Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Monroe Central Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m.
Union City is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Saturday. The matchup between them and South Adams didn't end well, with Union City falling 59-42. The Indians were down 52-30 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Monroe Central over Cowan in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Monroe Central put the hurt on Cowan with a sharp 75-50 victory. Given the Golden Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 410th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monroe Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.3 points. Union City's loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Union City came up short against Monroe Central when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 56-46. Can Union City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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