The Union Rockets will square off against the GEO Next Generation Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Union will be strutting in after a win while GEO Next Generation will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row dating back to last season, Union finally turned things around against MTI School of Knowledge on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 67-45 margin over MTI School of Knowledge. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-20.
Union found their leader in sophomore Lamar Schwartz, who went 13 for 21 en route to 29 points plus seven assists and six rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Schwartz has scored at least a third of Union's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dawson Ogden, who went 5 for 10 en route to 12 points plus seven rebounds and two steals.
Union was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, GEO Next Generation was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt a 77-20 defeat at the hands of Cambridge City Lincoln.
GEO Next Generation's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Union, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Union didn't have too much breathing room in their match against GEO Next Generation when the teams last played back in February, but they still walked away with a 52-47 win. Does Union have another victory up their sleeve, or will GEO Next Generation turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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