Union hasn't had much luck against Clinton recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Union Spartans just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Clinton Dark Horses at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Union will head into Tuesday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They were beaten by Lakewood 71-28. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 588th, while the Leopards are ranked 98th).
Meanwhile, Clinton was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 47-42 to James Kenan.
Union will have to keep a close watch on Ciara Stuart and Phoenix Everett, a pair of players who had a big impact on Clinton's prior game. Stuart dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards, while Everett went 6 of 15 on her way to 13 points and seven steals. Everett is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 13 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rubi Davila, who posted seven points along with five boards and three steals.
Clinton's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Union, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Union was taken down by Clinton 52-8 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Union was down 37-2.
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