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| 02/24/24 - Home | 52-50 W |
| 02/17/23 - Away | 72-61 W |
| 02/18/22 - Home | 62-47 W |
| 02/19/21 - Away | 46-49 L |
| 02/21/20 - Home | 59-54 W |
| + 5 more games |
Union City and Union County are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Union City Indians will head out on the road to take on the Union County Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Union City is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
Union City lost 72-52 to Centerville on Tuesday. 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 427th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 118th).
Meanwhile, Union County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Oldenburg Academy on Friday, but they still walked away with a 50-44 victory.
Union County found their leader in sophomore Grady Coyle, who went 8-for-10 on his way to 22 points and six boards. Coyle also set a new season-high mark in field goal percentage with 80%. Fenton Coyle was another key player, going 6-for-9 en route to 14 points and five rebounds.
Union County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points over those games. As for Union City, their loss dropped their record down to 4-14.
Union City skirted past Union County 52-50 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union City since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
