Union and Neuse Charter are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Union Spartans will be playing at home against the Neuse Charter Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Union will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Union can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Hobbton as Union made off with a 55-34 win. Given Union's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while Hobbton is ranked 611th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Ariyona Spearman, who scored 31 points along with five rebounds and three blocks. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Union's points. Centavia McKoy was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with eight rebounds and six steals.
Meanwhile, Neuse Charter was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 42-37 to Lakewood. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Neuse Charter in their matchups with Lakewood: they've now lost six in a row.
Union is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Neuse Charter, they now have a losing record at 12-13.
Union strolled past Neuse Charter when the teams last played back in January by a score of 48-34. Will Union repeat their success, or does Neuse Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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