The Neuse Charter Cougars and the Union Spartans squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Neuse Charter Cougars had to settle for second. They took a 59-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans. Neuse Charter has not had much luck with Union recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Neuse Charter lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Addyson Barefoot, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 16 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Barefoot has scored all season. Chloe Kozloff was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Neuse Charter's loss dropped their record down to 13-16. As for Union, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Neuse Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Union, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Gates County at 6:00 p.m. Union is on a six-game streak of home wins, Gates County a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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