Union Pines and Gray's Creek are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Union Pines Vikings will be playing at home against the Gray's Creek Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Union Pines is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66 points per game this season.
Union Pines fought the good fight in their overtime contest against South View on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Tigers 76-70. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Union Pines might have lost, but man, Jaylen Kyle was a machine: he went 6 for 12 en route to 21 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydon Harrell, who earned ten points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Union Pines smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 29 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Gray's Creek suffered their biggest loss since January 30th on Tuesday. They came up short against Pine Forest, falling 64-43. The Bears haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Having lost for the first time this season, Gray's Creek fell to 2-1. As for Union Pines, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Union Pines beat Gray's Creek 74-62 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Does Union Pines have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gray's Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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