The Randolph Southern Rebels will square off against the Union City Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for Randolph Southern and nine for Union City.
Randolph Southern lost 79-57 to Monroe Central on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 404th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 184th).
Meanwhile, Union City played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Monroe Central, falling 57-34.
Randolph Southern will have to contain Colton Emerick as he made an impact in Union City's last game. He posted ten points. Another player making a difference was Trendon Spence, who had six points and three steals.
Union City's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Randolph Southern, their loss dropped their record down to 5-16.
Randolph Southern didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Union City in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 63-57 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Spence, who earned 21 points along with eight steals and five assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Randolph Southern still be able to contain Spence? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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