It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the Union City Indians ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Union County 52-50. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Union City.
Angel Nieto went supernova for Union City, scoring 19 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Nieto has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Trendon Spence, who scored 13 points along with three steals.
Union County's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gavin Davis, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds. Logan Harris was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two steals.
The victory got Union City back to even at 11-11. As for Union County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-13.
Union City will face off against Blue River Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Union City focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Saturday. As for Union County, they will square off against Hagerstown at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hagerstown is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 52.7 points per game this season.
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