The Union City Bears will take on the Girard Yellowjackets at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Union City will be strutting in after a win while Girard will be coming in after a loss.
Union City took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They strolled past Eisenhower with points to spare, taking the game 52-36.
Union City got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ava Greer out in front who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 13 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Cheyenne Cummings, who went 8 of 14 en route to 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Union City smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 16 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 50-18, which was the final score in Girard's tilt against Seneca on Monday. The matchup marked the Yellowjackets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Union City's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-13. As for Girard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-15.
Everything went Union City's way against Girard when the teams last played back in January, as Union City made off with a 54-29 victory. In that contest, Union City amassed a halftime lead of 28-5, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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