The Morristown Yellow Jackets struggled with offensive rebounds on Saturday (the Union County Patriots had seven more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Morristown lost to Union County on the road by a decisive 60-44 margin. Morristown has not had much luck with Union County recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Morristown saw an underclassman step up: Kellen Crim went 7 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points and 5 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Crim has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of William Snyder, who scored ten points.
Morristown struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They are winless (0-4) when they can't control their own glass like that.
Union County was led to victory by Logan Boone and Nick Watterson. Boone scored 13 points along with six assists and five steals, while Watterson scored 18 points along with six rebounds. Boone has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Kyle Sams was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Morristown has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-17 record this season. As for Union County, their win bumped their record up to 9-11.
Morristown will be playing at home against Providence Cristo Rey at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Morristown is on a three-game streak of home losses, Providence Cristo Rey a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. As for Union County, they will head out on the road to square off against Randolph Southern at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Union County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Saturday.
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