Union County lost to High Point Academy back in December of 2017 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Yellowjackets had to suffer through a 70-38 loss at the hands of the Grizzlies. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Grizzlies are ranked 66th).
Rylan McCoy and Eric Gray certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. McCoy posted 13 points, while Gray earned ten points.
J'Sean Sanders continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for High Point Academy, going 9-for-12 to rack up 21 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals. Those five steals gave Sanders a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Copeland, who had 12 points along with six boards and five assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Union County and nudges their season record down to 1-10. As for High Point Academy, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Union County has already played their next matchup, a 70-63 defeat against Blue Ridge on the 27th. As for High Point Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 59-40 victory against North Charleston on the 27th.
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