The Union County Patriots fought the good fight in their overtime contest against the Union City Indians on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 52-50. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Union County in their matchups with Union City: they've now lost three in a row.
Union County lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gavin Davis, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Harris, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Angel Nieto had a dynamite game 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. Trendon Spence was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with three steals.
Union County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Union City, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
Union County will challenge Hagerstown at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Indiana (Union County is ranked 339th, while Hagerstown is ranked 349th). As for Union City, they will square 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.
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