Union County is 2-7 against Baker County since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Union County Fightin' Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Baker County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m.
Union County is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lafayette on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Union County took a blow against Lafayette, falling 61-27. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 571st, while the Hornets are ranked 271st).
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Baker County over Bell in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Baker County blew Bell out of the water with a 57-16 final score. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 30 points or more this season.
Baker County has also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.1 points per game. As for Union County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-14.
Union County was taken down by Baker County 58-23 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Baker County's Yamise Haygood, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine steals. Now that Union County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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