A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Union Cougars take on the South Summit Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday... Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Union took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They managed a 34-30 win over Ogden.
Meanwhile, South Summit hadn't done well against Morgan recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. South Summit narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Morgan 66-63. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Wildcats have posted since January 23, 2024.
South Summit is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Union, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-12.
Union and South Summit were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January, but Union came up empty-handed after a 48-47 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Summit's Emma Broadbent, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 19 rebounds. Now that Union 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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