The Union Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Pocahontas County Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Union focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Wednesday.
Last Wednesday, Union earned a 52-42 win over Hancock. Given Union's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 102nd in West Virginia, while Hancock is ranked 303rd in Maryland), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Union to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braylon Ward, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Ward has scored at least a third of Union's points. Another player making a difference was Josh Burdock, who scored 14 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Pocahontas County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 80-53 loss at the hands of Greenbrier West. That's two games in a row now that Pocahontas County has lost by exactly 27 points.
The victory made it two in a row for Union and bumps their season record up to 9-11. As for Pocahontas County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-18.
Union came out on top in a nail-biter against Pocahontas County in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 42-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Union since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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