12/29/22 - Neutral | 43-33 W |
12/27/17 - Neutral | 38-31 W |
12/29/16 - Neutral | 43-28 W |
Union has gone 3-0 against Wallowa recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Union Bobcats duke it out with the Wallowa Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Union will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
If Union beats Wallowa with 55 points on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Union strolled past Powder Valley with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 55-36. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Badgers are ranked 107th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Wallowa had to suffer through a 42-15 loss at the hands of Elgin. The contest marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Union's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.5 points per game. As for Wallowa, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season.
Union beat Wallowa 43-33 when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Will Union repeat their success, or does Wallowa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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