The Union Local Jets will head out on the road to square off against the Wheeling Park Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Union Local will be strutting in after a victory while Wheeling Park will be coming in after a loss.
Wheeling Park will be up against a hot Union Local team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Union Local came out on top against Zanesville by a score of 59-49 on Monday. Given the Jets' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 625th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Park came up short against Parkersburg on Tuesday and fell 61-52. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Union Local's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Wheeling Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-6.
Union Local came up short against Wheeling Park when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 61-49. Can Union Local avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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