Union Area has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Riverview Raiders at TBD on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Union Area had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They claimed a resounding 59-16 victory over West Greene at home. Given Union Area's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while West Greene is ranked 580th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Riverview made easy work of Monessen on Thursday and carried off a 44-23 win. The win made it back-to-back wins for Riverview.
Lola Abraham and Katerina Tsambis were among the main playmakers for Riverview as the former scored 12 points along with five assists and four steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Tsambis has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Bauer, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and four blocks.
Union Area is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Riverview, their win bumped their record up to 16-6.
Things could have been worse for Union Area, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 41-24 loss to Riverview in their previous meeting back in December of 2016. Thankfully for Union Area, Ariel Rafferty (who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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