Union was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by the North Duplin Rebels 71-35. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Spartans of the 57-37 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2024.
ZADARIYAH FAISON and MAKAYLA HALL certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. FAISON posted 14 points, while HALL had eight points and 13 rebounds. That was a full 40% of Union's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of TIJAYA GOODMAN, who put up five points and seven boards.
Tateyawna Faison was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds for North Duplin. Faison is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least eight every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Abigeal Norris, who scored 14 points.
Union's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for North Duplin, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 14-3.
Union will welcome Lakewood at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53 points per game this season. As for North Duplin, they will head out to face off against Neuse Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neuse Charter is on a three-game streak of home wins, North Duplin a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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