After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Parchment, Kellogg was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They snuck past the Union City Chargers with a 54-49 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Panthers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 571st, while the Chargers are ranked 230th).
Defeat or not, Union City got some senior leadership from Rick Austin and Elijah Payne. Austin dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards, while Payne went 8 of 14 on his way to 20 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Austin has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jason Shoop, who posted six points and four steals.
Kellogg's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Union City, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4.
Kellogg will venture away from home to square off against Martin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Union City, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 64-36 win against Reading on the 9th.
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