Union is on a 20-game streak of home losses (dating back to last season), Neuse Charter a nine-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Union Spartans will take on the Neuse Charter Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Union took a serious blow against Hobbton, falling 62-22. Union has not had much luck with Hobbton recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you make eight more threes than your opponent, a fact Neuse Charter proved on Tuesday. They walked away with a 57-50 win over Lakewood.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Neuse Charter to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jayden Atkinson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds. Atkinson hasn't dropped below two blocks for eight straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Demonte Jackson, who scored 19 points along with two steals.
Union's defeat dropped their record down to 0-20. As for Neuse Charter, their win bumped their record up to 9-18.
Union was taken down by Neuse Charter 79-29 when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Neuse Charter's Jayvin Bradley, who scored 42 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Now that Union knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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