Basketball Recap: East Hardy Skates Past Union with Ease

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

12/14/24 vs Pocahontas County	70
02/25/25 @ Union	55
12/19/24 vs Harman	54
02/18/25 vs Pocahontas County	53
01/15/25 vs Paw Paw	50

East Hardy came tearing into Tuesday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.6 points), and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Union Tigers 89-34. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Union saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Braylon Ward on his way to 21 points and four steals. That was a full 61.8% of Union's points, marking the third time in a row Ward has posted more than a third of the team's points. Bryson Fasenbaker also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.

East Hardy pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.8 points over those games. As for Union, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-10.

Coincidentally, East Hardy and Union will both be playing Harman the next time they take the court. Union will host Harman at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while East Hardy will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.