The Union Grove Wolverines will square off against the McDonough Warhawks at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
McDonough is hoping to do what Eagle's Landing Christian Academy couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Union Grove's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Union Grove took down Eagle's Landing Christian Academy 75-61. 75 seems to be a good number for the Wolverines as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Caleb Peele continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 20 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards. Another player making a difference was Braylon Miller, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 12 points and four steals.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Union Grove was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eagle's Landing Christian Academy only racked up nine assists.
Meanwhile, McDonough posted their biggest win since December 3, 2024 on Saturday. Everything went their way against Shiloh as McDonough made off with a 59-38 victory. Given the Warhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Generals are ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Union Grove better keep an eye on Zaiden Greene. He was instrumental in McDonough's win, going 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points in addition to six assists and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaelen Kerbo, who made all 5 shots he took to post 12 points.
Union Grove's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for McDonough, their record is now 10-3.
Union Grove ended up a good deal behind McDonough in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, losing 75-56. Can Union Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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