New Castle is 0-4 against Union City since November of 2019 but things could change on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the New Castle Trojans will get right back to it and host the Union City Indians at 1:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
New Castle is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Friday. They came up short against Yorktown, falling 46-25. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 264th, while the Tigers are ranked 90th).
Meanwhile, Union City came up short against Union County on Saturday and fell 42-35. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
New Castle will have to contain Oaklee Reichard as she made an impact in Union City's last game. She went 6 of 15 en route to 17 points and five rebounds.
Union City's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for New Castle, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
New Castle was dealt a bruising 50-23 defeat at the hands of Union City in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will New Castle have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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