Union Mine entered their contest against Tokay on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Union Mine Diamondbacks took a 69-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tokay Tigers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), the Diamondbacks still had to take the loss.
Union Mine's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jeremiah Otte, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds. With that strong performance, Otte is now averaging an impressive 9 rebounds per game. Another player making a difference was Matt Manfredi, who had 16 points along with three steals.
Even though they lost, Union Mine smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Tokay to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob Ray, who earned 19 points. Maeher Dhaliwal was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Union Mine's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Tokay, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Union Mine will square off against Ponderosa at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Union Mine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.7 points per game this season. Tokay has already played their next match, a 61-52 victory against Ceres on the 2nd.
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