The Union Knights/Damsels's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their seventh straight defeat. They took a serious blow against Redbank Valley, falling 74-23. Union has not had much luck with Redbank Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Union got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of
Kya Wetzel and
Ava Strauser, who each put up six points.
Madalyn Dehart held things down on the boards with five rebounds. She took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Mylee Harmon continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Redbank Valley, dropping a triple-double on 19 points, 12 assists, and 11 steals. Elaina Carrico was another key contributor, scoring 21 points along with two steals.
Union's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-17. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 25.5 points per game. As for Redbank Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-5.
Union will be playing at home against Karns City at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Union will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 704th, while Karns City is ranked 209th). As for Redbank Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge Clarion Area at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Redbank Valley is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Pennsylvania (they are ranked 125th, while Clarion Area is ranked 354th).
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